Journal of Religion & Film Volume 18 Article 7 Issue 2 October 2014 10-1-2014 Faith Under the Fedora: Indiana Jones and the Heroic Journey Towards God Chris Yogerst University of Wisconsin - Washington County,
[email protected] Recommended Citation Yogerst, Chris (2014) "Faith Under the Fedora: Indiana Jones and the Heroic Journey Towards God," Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 18 : Iss. 2 , Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol18/iss2/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Religion & Film by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Faith Under the Fedora: Indiana Jones and the Heroic Journey Towards God Abstract This essay explores how the original Indiana Jones trilogy (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and The Last Crusade) work as a single journey towards faith. In the first film, Indy fully rejects religion and by the third film he accepts God. How does this happen? Indy takes a journey by exploring archeology, mythology, and theology that is best exemplified by Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Like many people who come to find faith, it does not occur overnight. Indy takes a similar path, using his career and adventurer status to help him find Ultimate Truth. Keywords Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg, Hollywood, Faith, Radiers of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Author Notes Chris Yogerst teaches film and communication courses for the University of Wisconsin Colleges and Concordia University Wisconsin.