The God in Film Podcast

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – How to tell if your church is a cult?

This week we explore Deep Space Nine, the best Star Trek series (I said what I said, fight me haters). We speak to Stefan Austin, our Star Trek expert. We look at the language of science and faith and ask; how can you tell if your church is a cult?

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 17:48.

The Handmaid‘s Tale – How has the church oppressed women?

This week Giles is joined by guest co-hosts Natalie Austin and Claire Gough to look at Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'. We look at the biblical roots of 'the ceremony', historical inspirations for the show and how the church in the real world has oppressed women. We talk to Reverend Canon, @LizShercliff, director of Studies for Diocese of Chester and author of 'Preaching Women' & 'Out of the Shadows'.

 

Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 16:33. 

 

 

The West Wing – Should you get angry at God?

For this we're looking at Aaron Sorkin's political classic, 'The West Wing'. We'll be looking at section 28, what to do when your faith affects your job, and asking: "Should you get angry at God?"

 

Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 23:33. 

Broadchurch – What does radical forgiveness look like?

For this episode we look at the award winning ITV crime drama, 'Broadchurch'. We interview Paul Newbould from The Message Trust about his work in prisons with offenders and we ask: 'Is there anything that is unforgivable?' and look at the mechanics of forgiveness. 

 

Finding the faith in the film begins at 15:24

Doctor Who – Why do atheists keep creating messiah figures?

In our third series, we'll be looking at TV shows, kicking off with British classic, Doctor Who. We'll be looking at intersections of faith and science, messiah figures created by atheist creators and representations of people of faith in sci-fi. We also interview Doctor Who documentarian and Big Finish writer, Chris Chapman. 

Finding the Faith in the Film section begins at 21:15.

Bonus episode: RE Podcast interview

In this special bonus episode, Giles appears on an episode of The RE Podcast, hosted by Louisa Jane Smith. Giles & Louisa talk about messiah figures in film, as well as why Giles started the 'God In Film' podcast in the first place. The RE Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts and is definitely worth checking out!

The Shack – Does Jesus have a sense of humour?

In this episode, we look at ‘The Shack’, based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name. We’ll be looking at whether God is a woman, why our relationships with our dads get in the way of our relationship with God, does Jesus have a sense of humour and why you shouldn’t just go round accusing people of heresy willy-nilly. Why not give us a listen?

Finding the Faith in the film section begins at 21:35. 

Mulan – Where are the female leaders in the bible?

This week we're looking at the live action remake of Disney's 'Mulan'. We’ll be talking to Polly Taylor about gender representation in the remake and the original, looking at female leaders in the bible, the prodigal’s return and the importance of cornerstones. Why not give us a listen?

 

Finding the faith in the film section begins at 15:45

Star Wars – Is Anakin the prodigal Dad?

For our eight episode, we look at a niche little set of films you might have heard of called STAR WARS. We'll be looking at virgin births, hives of scum and villainy like Nazareth and Anakin Skywalker, the prodigal dad. Our guest today is podcaster and comedian, Chris Stokes for his thoughts on the franchise. Why not give it a listen?

Finding the faith in the film section begins at 19:50.

Vader & Obi-Wan Recut fight scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to2SMng4u1k

Adjustment Bureau – Can you change God’s mind?

For this episode, we are looking at 'The Adjustment Bureau' and asking; 'Can you change God's mind?' and whether God is a big old romantic. We also begin to look at the concept of 'open theism', and how it seeks to marry up fate vs. free will. Why not give us a listen?

 

Finding the Faith in the film section begins at 17:23.