American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel

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American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel

Released Jul 12, 2019

1h 26m

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Ministers discard fundamentalist Christian doctrine in favor of a gospel of inclusion.

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

A documentary that calmly disassembles the fallacies of the religious right

Sep 5, 2019

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

[T]he documentary... doesn't just look at the current situation and the entanglement of government and religion; it illuminates the origins of their relationship with insight, as well as centering on a single state: Oklahoma.

Aug 1, 2019

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John Anderson

America Magazine

It makes passionate arguments. It offers a ray of hope. And it evokes the sense that those most desperately in need of seeing it will never cross its path.

Jul 12, 2019

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Hanna B

Film Threat

It's a nice little expose illustrated by historical documents, paintings, maps, and animated collages that are entertaining and informative.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 13, 2019

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Luke Y. Thompson

Forbes

All the usual theological arguments for a loving rather than discriminatory faith are here

Jul 13, 2019

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louise h

The best, clearest, most concise history of the Christian Church I've ever heard. And that was just the beginning. Excellent and interesting the whole way through.

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03/30/23

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Audience Member

Well written and thoughtfully produced.

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Audience Member

This documentary is evidence of a style of reform in Christianity to exclude American empirical influence! Something special is happening in out Heartland.

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02/02/23

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Skip Y

This film seems to be labeling historic Christianity as dogmatic or “certain”, hoping the audience won’t notice that the film’s alternate narrative is equally dogmatic and certain.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/19

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Jeanine Isabel Butler

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Jeanine Isabel Butler

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Catherine Lynn Butler

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Peter Hutchens

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Jamie Lee Godfrey

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Ministers discard fundamentalist Christian doctrine in favor of a gospel of inclusion.

Director: Jeanine Isabel Butler
Screenwriter: Jeanine Isabel Butler, Catherine Lynn Butler
Distributor: Abramorama
Production Co: Butlerfilms, American Dialogues
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2021
Runtime: 1h 26m

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