Holy Week and the Passion: Liturgical contrasts with Mel Gibson's film

Authors

Russell Hardiman, University of Notre Dame AustraliaFollow

Publication Details

Hardiman, R. (2005). Holy Week and the Passion: Liturgical contrasts with Mel Gibson's film. Pastoral Liturgy, 35 (2-3), 15-18.

Abstract

The most positive thing that can be said about Mel Gibson's movie, 'The Passion of the Christ', is his deliberate emphasis in the full title of "the Christ". Its positive strength is that this title underlines the role of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, the Christ.

Pastoral Liturgy is published by the University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Philosophy and Theology, Fremantle.

Keywords

Peer-reviewed