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A Jesuit Off-Broadway by S.J., James Martin
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A Jesuit Off-Broadway

by James Martin (otherwise under S.J., James Martin)

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Loyola Press (2007), Hardcover, 272 pages

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AWESOME! Martin does it again - weaves history, theology and life into a a great read. ( )
nsestak | Apr 4, 2009 |  
The author is a Jesuit priest who is asked by the author of a play about Judas to act as a theological advisor to the production. The actors and playwright wrestle with the story of Judas and whether he should be considered as a villian or an object of sympathy, the author finds himself having deep spiritual discussions with them, sometimes filling them in on religious history, sometimes just being a kind ear for them to vent to. The result is a fascinating look at what goes on behind the scenes in a theatrical production, as well as a very human story of people wrestling with the Biblical story of Jesus. ( )
debs4jc | Nov 25, 2008 |  
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Called to the priesthood by God, Fr. James Martin was startled to get a very different kind of call one evening in 2004: a phone call from actor Sam Rockwell. Rockwell had been cast in the part of Judas Iscariot in an Off-Broadway play where Judas was on trial for his crime of betraying Jesus; would Martin be willing to offer some theological insights? Martin gladly obliged, and within weeks playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis and other members of the cast began to dialogue with Martin about a host of spiritual issues that weighed on their minds: Can we believe the Bible? What was Jesus' mission? What is sin? Does hell exist? Is anyone beyond God's forgiveness? A Jesuit Off-Broadway recounts Fr. Martin's thrilling six months with the LAByrinth Theater Company, as it created and performed The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, which had a sold-out five-week run in New York. As the occasionally profane and worldly playwright, director, and actors struggled to understand theological issues and ideas, they strove to convey them in an artistically convincing way to a largely secular audience. Through it all, Martin learned lessons about theater and life, about how the sacred and the secular aren't always that far apart, and how questions often tell us more than answers do.

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