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Brian Flemming
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: Not Rated
: Beyond Belief
: Documentary, Religion
: 62 min.
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Holding modern Christianity up to a bright spotlight, this groundbreaking film demands answers to the questions few dare to ask. Your guide through the world of Christendom is former fundamentalist Brian Flemming, who unflinchingly examines believers and the origins of their beliefs. He gets help from such luminaries as Jesus Seminar fellow Robert M. Price (Deconstructing Jesus), historian Richard Carrier (The Empty Tomb) and PEN award-winning author Sam Harris (The End of Faith).
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| This is solid
by tuffgurl
November 13, 2005 - 11:35 PM PST
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6 out of 8 members found this review helpful
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While some diehard atheists may not like Flemming's approach, he quite thoroughly explores the myth of Jesus and blind faith. Sure his impetus is from boyhood Christianity experiences. But that's his film maker's voice, well, at least it is here, but he doesn't overdo it. He's coming at this from the Christian perspective basically and not an Atheist one. Quoting Flemming from a Christianity Today interview I think sums up this film, "You realize that this thing you have faith in is something that was created by men who had political agendas, and you discover one thing after another that just utterly challenges the idea of having faith. I think that knowledge is basically the enemy of faith, and so I'm basically encouraging people to seek knowledge."
Challege your faith ... learn ... |
| Not the scholarly work we expected
by sennkitty
July 18, 2005 - 8:51 AM PDT
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10 out of 14 members found this review helpful
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We rented this movie expecting a scholarly--or at least informative--breakdown of the argument that Christ did not exist. While the evidence for this view is rich and fascinating, very little of it was presented in the film. For the most part, "The God Who Wasn't There" is a sneering look at Christianity (including a primer that no one watching the film would need), and an embarrassing exploration of the filmmaker's personal demons. While he says he isn't afraid, we get the impression he very much is.
More biography than documentary, this film could be very cathartic for bitter ex-Christians. As an atheist film, it is greatly lacking. |
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(Average 6.77)
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