The significance of narrative artworks as resources for, and possibly as instances of, philosophical thinking has increasingly been recognized over recent decades. Utilization of such resources in philosophy of religion has, however, been limited. Focusing on film in particular, this article develops an account of film’s importance for a ‘contemplative’ approach to philosophizing about religious ethics, an approach that prioritizes the elucidation of possibilities of sense over the evaluation of ‘truth claims’. Taking Dead Man Walking as a case in point, the article shows how this film facilitates an enhanced comprehension of specific concepts, most notably the concepts of faith, truth and love, as they feature within a characteristically Christian form of life.

近几十年来，叙事性艺术品作为哲学思想的资源以及可能作为哲学思想的实例的重要性已得到越来越多的认识。但是，这种资源在宗教哲学中的利用受到限制。本文特别关注电影，阐述了电影对于宗教思想哲学的“沉思”方法的重要性，这种方法优先于对“真相主张”的评估来阐明感觉的可能性。文章以“死人行尸走肉”为例，展示了这部电影如何促进对特定概念的理解，尤其是信仰，真理和爱情的概念，因为它们体现在典型的基督教生活形式中。