Philosophy
St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Magnetized by God: Religious Encounters
through Film, Theater, Literature and Painting
Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing Co., Resurrection Press
Totowa, NJ
2004, 140 pages
The concept of divine revelation means that God is offering
himself to every member of the human race. The central thesis of
this book is that God can be encountered through art. Discussing
film, theatre, literature and painting, Fr. Lauder suggests that
great art sheds light not only on the mystery of the human person
but also on the mystery of God.
“Magnetized by God is not only an excellent
introduction to the richness of film, literature and art for the
life of faith, but also a rewarding source of new insights for
those who have already embraced culture’s potential encounters with
God… There is no one that I am aware of who has more consistently
and persuasively worked to integrate our cultural world into our
lives of faith.”
—John R. May, author of Nourishing Faith through Fiction