March 3, 2004
Whose Passion? Media, Faith & Controversy
Taper Hall Room 101, 5:00 pm | |
Diane Winston moderated a panel discussion on Mel Gibson’s
The Passion of the Christ. Joining Prof. Winston were Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio film critic; Richard Fox, USC history professor and author of Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession; Barbara Nicolosi, executive director of Act One, Inc.; William Fulco, NEH Chair in Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Loyola Marymount University who served as an on-set consultant for the film, and Benedict Fitzgerald, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mr. Gibson. Co-sponsored by the
USC School of Cinema-Television,
the School of Religion, the
Center for Religion and Civic Life, and
the Office of Religious Life, the event was attended by more than 300 people.
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