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In the name of the Father, the Daughter and Eddie Scrap: Trinitarian Theology in Million Dollar Baby

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Roubach, Sharon
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Million Dollar Baby (dir. Clint Eastwood, 2004) is a boxing movie that uses imagery associated with the Holy Trinity – personified by the film's three protagonists – to put forth a view that the essence of Christianity relates to belief and love. The Trinity also lends itself as a medium for Eastwood's reflections of notions of home and family, through a comparison between biological dysfunctional families and human bonds based on love and compassion. This article is available in Journal of Religion & Film: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol11/iss1/2 Clint Eastwood's award-winning Million Dollar Baby (2004) aroused the ire of conservative Christian groups in the United States. The film, written by Paul Haggis and based on short stories by F.X. Toole, was condemned as left wing propaganda and as non-Christian for its favorable attitude towards euthanasia. In the following paper I would like to suggest that although the film does regard euthanasia as an act of mercy and love, it is a movie with a clear Christian message based on the image of the Holy Trinity. Through his use of the image of the Holy Trinity and his understanding of it Clint Eastwood conveys a viewpoint that Christianity is a religion based essentially on belief and love. The relationships within the Trinity serve as a context for discussing notions of home and family, including a comparison between biological dysfunctional families and human bonds based on love and compassion.
Starting Page	2
Ending Page	2
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Volume Number	11
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1594&context=jrf
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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