faith-based movies
Reeling religion: From anime and sci-fi to rom-coms, films are full of faith in unexpected places
By David W. Stowe — March 11, 2024
(The Conversation) — Plenty of movies have explicitly religious themes, but some of the most interesting examples of faith or transcendence on screen are much more subtle.
New film ‘Chasing the Rain’ wrestles with suffering and other unanswerable questions
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 7, 2021
(RNS) — The film, which released on Amazon Prime Video just before the holidays, also features cameos by well-known Christian thinkers, including Greg Boyd, N.T. Wright, Efrem Smith and Shane Claiborne.
‘Miracles From Heaven’ mom on faith, illness and Jennifer Garner
By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 22, 2016
(RNS) The Christian mom of three, who lives with her family in Texas, shared how truth is sometimes stranger than fiction and what not to say to people struggling with illness.
With ‘Woodlawn,’ Christian films enter new playing field
By Patrick Ryan — October 16, 2015
"It wasn't politicians that led the Civil Rights Movement, it was pastors," said faith-based filmmaker Jon Erwin, whose new faith-and-football movie opens Friday (Oct. 16.)
Christian moviemakers opt for black cast after glut of whitewashed faith films
By Jonathan Merritt — August 13, 2015
(RNS) Hollywood has a long history of casting white actors in faith films. But Sony's “War Room,” out Aug. 28, will be different.
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