For this year's Halloween special, we're looking at Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, the 2023 Chris Pine film based on the famous (some might say, infamous) table top role play game. Julia speaks to Rob Bradley from Rolldark, the UK's Dungeon Masters for hire. We look at the evolution of the game, and working out exactly why some Christians have a problem with the game.  Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 28:51. To find out more about Rob and Rolldark, go to https://rolldark.co.uk

To celebrate the release of 'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' we’ve just dropped our ‘God in Springsteen’ bonus episode, previously only available to our Patreon patrons. In it, I hear from film critic and super fan, Andy Godfrey who talks us through his enduring love of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. We chart Bruce’s faith from growing up in the shadow of the Catholic church all the way to arguably his most spiritual song, ‘The Rising’. We’ll be looking at his background, what his music has to say about Jesus, and asking; what can an agnostic teach us about our faith? Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 23:49.

For the finale of this season, we're looking at 'The Good Place', the Netflix show about a woman who ends up in 'heaven' but knows she doesn't belong there. Giles & Julia joined by RS teacher, Natalie Minaker as we ask: who was St Irenaeus? What is salvation anxiety, and have we definitely got it right when it comes to the whole heaven and hell thing? Finding the faith in the film begins at 8:19.

For this episode, we look at one of the latest instalments in the Star Wars franchise 'Andor'. We look at the trope of the 'Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss' as shown in Dedra Meero, examples of very different ways to push back against authoritarianism and when should Christians resist the government? Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 24:45

For this episode, we’ll be looking at Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps. We’ll be asking if Stan Lee’s esoteric view on God impacted his story-telling, whether the Silver Surfer is more like Jesus or Lucifer, and whether God himself might in fact be a cantankerous comic book artist. Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 21:31.

we look at Testament, which reimagines the story of how Jesus’ disciples spread the good news of him to the world by transplanting it to an alternate-modern era. We’ll be looking at what is made up, what bits are real, and one of the trickiest passages in the New Testament.

Giles & Julia look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds the Trek prequel following the adventures of the Enterprise crew before Jim Kirk took the centre seat. We're joined by Chris Chaplin from the First Flight podcast to talk about Captain Pike's troubled production history. We’ll be asking what’s the difference between a hero and a messiah figure? And whether this show proves that God exists in the Star Trek universe.  Finding the Faith in the Film begins at: 23:34. Chris Chaplin's First Flight podcast can be found here: https://firstflightpodcast.libsyn.com/    

God in Film is back for Season 8! And to kick us off, Giles & Julia are looking at The Sound of Music, the 1965 American musical starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer based on the stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. We're joined by author, broadcaster and priest, Bryony Wood, as we look at what it means to be a real nun, how to channel the love you find inside yourself, and what it means to live the life you want to live.    Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 28:54

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘Born to Run’ we’ve just dropped our ‘God in Springsteen’ bonus episode on our patreon page. In it, I hear from film critic and super fan, Andy Godfrey who talks us through his enduring love of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band. We chart Bruce’s faith from growing up in the shadow of the Catholic church all the way to arguably his most spiritual song, ‘The Rising’. We’ll be looking at his background, what his music has to say about Jesus, and asking; what can an agnostic teach us about our faith? if you want to hear the full episode, you can 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 U2 and God in Gaming episodes.  Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 24:08.

Recently, Giles wrote a review for Premier Christianity on the latest Superman film and they invited him to go onto Premier Christian Radio to talk about it. So we wanted to share the conversation with Esther Higham on Inspirational Breakfast last Wednesday. We hope you enjoy this little bonus episode!   Read the Superman review for Premier Christianity here: https://www.premierchristianity.com/reviews/its-hard-to-ignore-the-messiah-parallels-in-the-most-human-superman-yet/19735.article   And if you want to read the primer on Superman for Seen & Unseen, click here: https://www.seenandunseen.com/old-stories-shaped-superman-we-know-today

In keep with our little tradition for our Easter special, we’ll be looking at season 4 of 'The Chosen'. The first multi-series depiction of the life of Jesus Christ, as seen through the eyes of his followers. We're joined by regular contributor and First Lady of God In Film, Claire Gough, as we look at how to deal with grief when Jesus doesn't heal someone, which character Julia finds the hottest, and what was Judas' fatal flaw?  Finding the faith in the film begins at 17:14. 

For our very special fifth birthday episode, Giles & Julia are joined by a merry band of co-hosts to look at 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves', the 1991 swashbuckling blockbuster that doesn’t CARE what you think about its anachronistic accents. We’ll be looking at medieval Christianity, plenary indulgences, and what the crusades were actually about.   Finding the Faith in the Film begins at 40:40.    Our guest today is Tim Cloke, whose awesome history channel can be found @mrclokehistory.  Our special co-hosts are: Phil Coleman from @thecolemenLouisa Jane Smith @therepodcast Natalie Minaker, RS teacher extraordinaire ...and the wondrous, truly, the best of all women, Claire Gough, whose poem 'Second Child' is published in 'Motherhood Uncensored' a collection of poems exploring things left unsaid about motherhood. 

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/

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.

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!*

For this episode, we're looking at Captain America: Civil War, the third film in the Captain America franchise and the 13th 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                                                    

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

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

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!

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.