The God in Film Podcast

The Mandalorian - When your religion comes between you and your kid.

For this episode, Giles & Julia are looking at The Mandalorian, the first new Star Wars TV show of the modern television era. We're joined by writer and academic, James Rose to talk about masculinity in the show.  We’ll be looking at adoption in the family of God, and how to support someone leaving a fundamentalist religion choosing between your child and your religion. 

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at: 25:03. 

 

How To Talk To Fundamentalist Evangelicals? By Brian McLaren Published On: August 15, 2019

https://progressivechristianity.org/resource/how-to-talk-to-fundamentalist-evangelicals/

Star Trek Discovery - Does God love aliens?

For this episode, we're looking at Star Trek: Discovery, and asking, what should Christians do if aliens exist, why is Michelle Yeoh so great and which OT character does Michael Burnham reminds us of? We're joined by Chris Chaplin from Micro Trek's fame who reflects on Discovery's stumbles and standouts.

Finding the Faith in the film begins at 27:42.

House of David Premier Christian Radio interview - Was David illegitimate?

Giles was asked to appear on the Inspirational Breakfast show with  Esther Higham on Premier Christian Radio about the new Amazon Prime show 'House of David'. Have a listen to this interview that we're releasing as a special bonus episode.

 

*Apologies about the audio quality, had a last minute technical hitch before going on air!*

Captain America: Civil War - Could you beat up Jesus?

For this episode, we're looking at Captain America: Civil War, the third film in the Captain America franchise and the 13^th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’ll be looking at radical forgiveness and what Jesus’ loyalty looks like.  

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 24:36.  

Savannah Locke's substack can be found here:

https://savannahlocke.substack.com/p/to-worship-jesus-is-to-worship-a           

 

                                      

It Ends With Us - Is there gaslighting in the Bible?

We look at ‘It Ends With Us’, the controversial adaptation of the book of the same name, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. We’ll be looking at how to spot domestic abuse, gaslighting and an Old Testament bad guy who everyone thinks is a good guy.

WARNING: this episode will be covering some really difficult topics like coercive control and sexual violence in the ancient world. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SKIP THIS EPISODE.

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 42:04

Sex Education - What is it like to be Gay, Black and a Christian?

To kick off our brand new season, we're starting with Netflix's Sex Education. We’ll be looking at why Christian sex education is so bad, why their relationship education is pretty good, what it’s like being Gay and a Christian, and what do you do when God literally turns up and gives you a telling off. This episode will not be suitable for children so if you're listening with the kids, you might want to skip this one!

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 27:38.

 

Articles mentioned: 
Chisom Peter Job -xtramagazine ‘Sex Education’ didn’t quite get queer Christianity right https://xtramagazine.com/culture/sex-education-eric-christianity-257698

 

Sexy But True Love Waits - John Bicknell

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sexy-But-True-Love-Waits/dp/0551032022

U2 Bonus episode: What does Bono believe? TEASER

We’ve just dropped our U2 bonus episode on our patreon page! In it, Giles hears from minister and U2 super fan, Reverend Tim Edworthy who talks us through his 40 year fandom with the greatest Christian rock band that never was. He's also joined by the host of the RE podcast, Louisa Jane Smith who loves the band so much she actually did her dissertation on them.

 

If you want to hear the full episode, just go to www.patreon.com/godinfilmpodcast and sign up to our Bishop Waller-Bridge tier. Plus, you can hear additional interviews and special bonus episodes like our God in Gaming episode and longer, uncut interviews. We hope you enjoy this little teaser!

Die Hard - Is John McClane Republican Jesus?

For our very special Christmas episode, we’ll be looking at the 1988 classic Die Hard. We'll be finding out who turned down the role of John McClane, the correct way to drop Alan Rickman off a building and diving into the greatest theological question of our time, 'exactly what KIND of Christmas movie is Die Hard?'

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 22:55.

Faith on Film promo - Should Christians be watching horror movies?

I have a confession of my own, it turns out that I'm not the first person to think of applying a gospel lens to mainstream films. The reverend Andy Godfrey is an author, evangelist and film critic combining his love for Jesus with an obsessive, yet inclusive love for the medium of film. Here we have a brief talk with him about his book, 'Faith on Film - Confessions of a Christian Film Critic'. It is possibly our shortest ever episode, so why not check it out?

The Craft - What IS Wicca anyway?

For this very special Halloween episode, we'll be looking at 90s cult classic that inspired a whole new generation of witches; The Craft. We'll be looking at the history of Wicca, Alastair Crowley, the New Forest and the three-fold rule. We flip the format with Julia leading the Finding the Faith in the Film and Giles chilling in the co-host chair.

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 10:38.