Dreyer-Kruger, Anet (Anna) Elizabeth2015-06-052015-06-052014-11-20Dreyer-Kruger A.E., 2014, ‘Tekstualiteit van kinematografie: Filmhermeneutiek as publieke teologie’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2751, 11 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v70i1.27510259-9422 (print)2078-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v70i1.2751http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45419This article is based on the research of Anet Dreyer- Kruger’s PhD dissertation, entitled ‘Filmhermeneutiek: Die huwelik, intimiteit, seksualiteit en die Christusnarratief’ (http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43134). The research was done under the supervision of Prof. Dr Andries G. van Aarde, Department of New Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria (2014).Hollywood is synonymous with the tradition of images that are used to create emotion, to strengthen attachment, and to encourage imitation. In a certain sense these values are also encouraged by the church as institution. Scholars who study the connection between cinematography and theology acknowledge that the cinema has become the ‘principal new church’ for post-secularised believers. Films are regarded among the ‘big books’ of ‘postmodern culture’. In this article it is argued that film hermeneutics should be regarded as an epistemological movement which has departed from a typographical culture, including logocentrism, phonocentrism, and text-focused cognition. The movement is towards a visual culture, including audiovisual and virtual realities, and is contextualised in a cybercommunity. Tendencies in films with biblical and religious dimensions and themes, including the way in which the Christ figure is portrayed, are discussed. In this article the value of film hermeneutics – that is, the ‘textuality of the screen’ – as public theology, is also identified.Afrikaans© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.TekstualiteitKinematografieFilmhermeneutiekPublieke teologieTendenciesFilmHermeneuticsPublic theologyArticle