Religious Short Film Prize
The Religious Short Film Prize is an opportunity for film-makers to explore the religious quest through a powerful contemporary medium. Religious themes are as varied as human beings are in the world. Film-makers...
Fundraiser: Divine Shadow Season 1: Justice
Please support the production of a new series by a friend of mine: Imagine the world without love or empathy, compassion or forgiveness. What if this hinged on the existence of a few, a...
Dartmouth’s Religion faculty discuss the value of a liberal arts education
“I think the academic study of religion is a portal to the liberal arts.” “Our [religion] students come out particularly well-schooled in their writing skills…their oral communication skills, and in their critical thinking skills.”...
That Old Time Religion Ain’t Good Enough For Me: Scopes Monkey Trial and Inherit the Wind
[July 21 marked] the 90th anniversary of the final day of the infamous Scopes Monkey Trial, held in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. The events surrounding the trial not only made headlines throughout...
Forbidden Marriages in the Holy Land: The cost of love
Love is blind, or so the saying goes. In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, though, it is all too often not allowed to be. Director Michel Khleifi’s documentary Forbidden Marriages in the Holy...
The 10 Most Habit-Forming Nun Movies In History
I’m not terribly religious, to put it mildly, but my aunt is a nun, and I simply worship her and her cohorts, so whenever I see an actress in a wimple, I melt. In...
Issues of faith win over judges at Jerusalem Film Festival
As the annual Jerusalem Film Festival closed Monday night, it was Tikkun, a quiet, thoughtful film about a serious Haredi student and his questions of faith, that won the festival’s biggest feature film award....
Kansas Congressman appears in controversial film
U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp appears in a controversial documentary, comparing gay rights to communism and saying gay marriage will bring the second coming of Jesus Christ. The Kansas Congressman joins other well-known Republicans like...
Religion and Film Studies in a Muslim Country
We were delighted to see so much interest in religion and film studies and we hope that the Conference will be a springboard for the exchange of ideas regarding religion and film among Turkish...
‘The Secret Scripture’ Starring Theo James And Rooney Mara
James Will Be Playing A Religious Zealot The Catholic priest lurks in the shadows of Rosanne’s story. This chilling character is willing to do whatever it takes to preserve the purity of his flock...