Scope Note:

Fictional work designed to demonstrate the positive (and, less often, negative) power of spirituality and redemption through religious faith. Typical strains are dramatizations of the life of Christ or adaptations of Biblical stories, frequently emphasizing miracles, the beginning of Christianity, and conflicts with nonbelievers. Note: Because of the frequent dramatizations of Old Testament stories, such work is often used in conjunction with Ancient world. Feature examples: THE BIBLE--IN THE BEGINNING (with Adaptation); THE CHOSEN (with Adaptation); DAVID AND BATHSHEBA (with Ancient world; Romance; Adaptation); ELMER GANTRY (with Adaptation); FRIENDLY PERSUASION (with Family; Adaptation); GODSPELL (with Musical; Adaptation); LITTLE BUDDHA; THE MIRACLE WOMAN; THE MISSION (with Adventure); THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR; THE NUN'S STORY (with Adaptation); OH, GOD! (with Comedy); THE ROBE (with Ancient world; Adaptation); THE SONG OF BERNADETTE (with Adaptation); THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) (with Ancient world; Adaptation). TV examples: GOING MY WAY; HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN; MAHABARATA (with Adaptation).

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