After an illuminating chapter on the relation of honor, shame, and grace in Paul and in the modern cinema, Jewett explores these themes as they are depicted in

Star Wars, Amadeus, A Separate Place, Tender Mercies, Grand Canyon, Tootsie, Ordinary People, Empire of the Sun, Pale Rider, Red Dawn, and Dead Poets Society--a

Paul goes to the movies and finds himself, Zelig-like, in many contemporary films.

This collection of nineteen representative essays is a Festschrift written by former colleagues and students in honor of Prof. Dr. Robert Jewett (1933-2020) and