Noah
Making religious sense of climate change on small islands
By Mark Silk — March 7, 2022
(RNS) — Some Bible believers look to Noah for an approach to surviving climate change.
Woe to you, Washington! Woe to you, New York!
By Thomas Reese — October 4, 2021
(RNS) — God does not punish us. He tells us when we are punishing ourselves.
Florida now understands the Noah story
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 11, 2017
(RNS) — Ever since Irma announced that she was going to pay Florida a visit, I’ve been experiencing what it must have been like to be on the ark — minus the animals, of course, writes Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin. (COMMENTARY)
Sea level rise is a religious issue
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2016
The waters are rising. Global warming is real. What does God think of all this?
Long road for Reza Aslan’s ‘Of Kings and Prophets’ from Bible to TV
By Kimberly Winston — March 15, 2016
(RNS) It's time Hollywood treated Bible believers like adults, Aslan says.
‘Of Kings and Prophets’ like ‘Game of Thrones’ minus the dragons
By Kimberly Winston — March 4, 2016
(RNS) This ain’t no Sunday school Bible filmstrip, and that's the point, say creators of the series, which portrays events from the biblical book of 1 Samuel.
Jesus is all over the small screen, and that’s no accident
By Patrick Ryan — March 30, 2015
"We didn't make Sunday-school programming," says Hollywood producer Mark Burnett. "We made stuff that was accurate to the Bible, but realistic, and didn't feel like it had been made on a shoestring budget."
Darren Aronofsky: I’m not religious, but the environmental messages in ‘Noah’ are
By Lauren Markoe — April 24, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Darren Aronofsky may not be religious, but the environmental messages in his "Noah" film definitely are.
‘Noah’ blockbuster has almost everything going for it, except diversity
By Bob Smietana — April 7, 2014
(RNS) Biblical epics, such as the 1956 classic “The 10 Commandments,” featured white actors playing Moses and Pharaoh. That hasn't changed.
Why some Muslim countries won’t screen ‘Noah’
By Omar Sacirbey — March 31, 2014
(RNS) Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia are among the countries that banned the movie "Noah." But aside from Muhammad, the prohibition on portraying other prophets is neither in the Quran nor the hadith.
Q&A: ‘Noah’ director Darren Aronofsky on justice vs. mercy
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 24, 2014
(RNS) "Noah" director Darren Aronofsky describes where he got the idea for the film, how he plans to respond to critics and why he focuses the film on themes of justice vs. mercy.
Russell Crowe meets Pope Francis but leaves without a ‘Noah’ endorsement
By Eric J. Lyman — March 19, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Some backers of the film tried to cast Wednesday’s encounter as a kind of tacit papal endorsement for the movie, but Vatican officials made it clear that was not the case.
‘Noah’ spurs debate pitting art vs. Bible
By Geoffrey Morin — March 17, 2014
(RNS) When the Bible is the source of inspiration for art, how close does the artist have to stay to the original narrative?
‘Noah’ film sparks debate over one of the world’s oldest and most beloved stories
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 13, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) The biblical narrative of the flood is a touchstone in many religious circles, a story that's told and retold within Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Russell Crowe really wants Pope Francis to see ‘Noah’
By Eric J. Lyman — February 25, 2014
ROME (RNS) "Screening? The message of the film is powerful, fascinating, resonant," actor Russell Crowe tweeted to Pope Francis.
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