Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood: Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen (Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media)

This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and reflects culture, and racial, gender, and religious identities are some of the most debated issues globally today. In the movies explored in this book, missionary interactions with various people groups reflect the historical changes which took place during this time. Preface Timeline for Missionary Films Acknowledgments Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Racist Casting, Interracial Attraction and Primitivism Chapter 3: Progress in Race Since 1945 Chapter 4: Maintaining Masculinity Chapter 5: Traditional and Independent Women Chapter 6: Earthly Kingdom and Spiritual Kingdom Chapter 7: Class and Hierarchy Chapter 8: Social Christianity and Evangelism Chapter 9: Suffering and Apostasy Epilogue Selected Bibliography Books Novels Index