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In this series, a christian and an atheist take a funny sideways look into the best that cinema and TV has to offer in search of parallels with the gospel or any other Bible stories. We have deep dives with guests who are professors, film critics, super fans and even an exorcist! Give us a listen.
Episodes
Monday May 01, 2023
Eternals - What DOES the Bible say about homosexuality?
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
For our episode on Marvel's 'Eternals', we're joined by guest co-host, Polly Emily Taylor. We look into the comic book history of the Eternals in Matt's Facts and ask (as sensitively as possible) what exactly does the bible say about homosexuality? Why not give it a listen?
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 11:23
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Daredevil - Should we go to confession?
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
For this episode, we’re looking at Daredevil, the TV series. We discuss the value of confession, where faith and utilitarianism meet, when to compromise and when to not, and how to talk to someone who is losing their faith. Special contribution by Mark Smith.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 13:54
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Captain America: First Avenger - Can a Christian go to war?
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
For this episode, we're joined by our librarian and guest co-host, Julia Hall to talk about Captain America: The First Avenger. We’ll be looking at the crazy amount of Messiah parallels in this film, and asking; can a Christian go to war? We hear about Cap's comic book origins in Matt's Facts and learn more about the real history that underpins the film from Tim Cloke, history teacher and World War II specialist.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 26:32
You can find Mr Cloke's YouTube channel at: @mrclokehistory
And his instagram artwork: @drywipehistory
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Superman - A uniquely Jewish superhero?
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
For our brand new series, we focus on superheroes, kicking off with Superman (1978). We look at the wonder that is Christopher Reeve's performance, Superman's Jewish origins and the messiah parallels with the last son of Krypton. Why not give it a listen?
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 28:18.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Easter Special: The Chosen Season One
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
For this very special Easter episode, we’re looking at The Chosen. Giles is joined by writer and RS teacher, Natalie Minaker, the lovely literary editor, Claire Gough. We spoke to Sam Hailes, editor of Premier Christianity who got to interview the cast and creators of the show over in Texas. We talk about the significance of the name Lilith, Jesus before his ministry began and why we should seriously rename 'Doubting Thomas'.
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
The First Film Ever
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
For this very special episode, we’re looking at La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon. Or, ‘Workers leaving the Lumiere factory’ the 1895 classic produced and directed by Louis Lumiere. Often referred to as the First Film Ever. We interview a Very Special Guest and look at the many varied interpretations of this seminal text.
To see the original film, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQeIRLxaM4
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 9:53.
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Bonus episode: God in Gaming - teaser
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Our God in Gaming episode has dropped on our Patreon Page!
Featuring writer and RS Teacher Natalie Minaker and CBT therapist and Finger Guns reviewer, Kat Bullock, we look at 6 games with compelling faith parallels in them.
We thought we'd give you a little taster of the show here, and if you’d like to hear more, just go over to patreon.com/godinfilmpodcast and subscribe to our Bishop Waller-Bridge tier to hear the full episode.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Bonus episode: Giles’ Premier Christian Radio Interview
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
For this special bonus episode, we thought we'd give you a taste of our Patrons only content!
Back in November, Giles was interviewed by Chick Yuill on Premier Christian Radio. We talked about how I became a Christian, how I think church should engage with wider culture and of course, we talked about the genesis of the excellent 'God In Film Podcast'.
To support us, just go to https://www.patreon.com/godinfilmpodcast and choose from our 3 membership tiers, named 'Father Jim Cameron', 'The Very Reverend Kevin Smith' and the most popular and my personal favourite; 'Bishop Waller-Bridge'.
To learn more about Chick, check out: www.premierchristianradio.com/presenters/chick-yuill/
or to buy one of his many books click here: https://instantapostle.com/author/yuill-chick/
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Miracle on 34th Street – What’s the historic evidence for Jesus?
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
For our 2022 Christmas special, we're looking at the 1994 version of 'Miracle on 34th Street'. We interview Vaughn Joy, a PhD candidate at UCL who specialises in Christmas films. We spoke to Emma Barclay Watt about CAPs 'Job Club' and we got jumped by a surprise guest who insisted on telling us about the history of Father Christmas.
In our Finding the Faith in the Film section, we look at separation of church and state, and the historicity of Jesus.
For those who want to learn more about CAP job clubs. Check out:
https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-job-clubs
Or if you're in the Trafford area: emmabarclay-watt@capjobclubs.org or call on 07419 219 547.
Finding the Faith in the Film begins at: 31:33
*Apologies for the variable audio quality*.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
The Sandman – Where actually IS the devil?
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
For our fifth and final episode of the series, we're looking at Netflix's adaptation of ‘Sandman’, Neil Gaiman’s classic comic book of the same name. We’ll be looking at the devil’s current location, representations of rebels, and asking which TV version of the devil is the most troubling.
Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 19:38.