The God Who Wasn't There (2005)

Director:

Brian Flemming

Writer:

Brian Flemming (writer)

Release Date:

6 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

A Film Beyond Belief

Plot:

Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

Plot Keywords:

Christ Myth | Atheism | Bible | Biblical | Christianity

Cast

Richard Dawkins	...	Himself
Sam Harris	...	Himself
Robert M. Price	...	Himself
Richard Carrier	...	Himself
Earl Doherty	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Butcher	...	Himself
Alan Dundes	...	Himself
Jerry Falwell	...	Himself
Brian Flemming	...	Narrator
Barbara Mikkelson	...	Herself
David Mikkelson	...	Himself
James Robison	...	Himself
Ronald G. Sipus	...	Himself
Reverend Bailey Smith	...	Himself
Dean Wycoff	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007)

Company:

Beyond Belief Media

Trivia:

Flemming has allowed theatrical screenings to be held by any person or group without the payment of royalties

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: The Earth revolves around the Sun. But it wasn't always that way. The Sun used to revolve around the Earth. It was like that for hundreds of years, until it was discovered to be otherwise, and even for a few hundred years after that. But, ultimately, after much kicking and screaming, the Earth did, in fact, begin to revolve around the Sun. Christianity was wrong about the solar system. What if it's wrong about something else, too? This movie's about what happened when I went looking for Jesus.

Movie Connections:

Features The Passion of the Christ (2004)

Soundtrack:

I Don't Wanna Wait (The Rapture)

This fantastic documentary says what so many don't want to hear

As a second-generation atheist, I walked into this movie knowing as much about the historical aspects of Jesus as say, your average Christian; not much. This movie opened my eyes to the mythological aspects of Jesus and the attempts made by the Christian church to turn him into a messiah. I was particularly impressed by the interviews with Sam Harris, Richard Carrier, Alan Dundes and Robert Price, to name a few. Each one was able to put forth very clear reasoning as to why we should question the existence of Jesus Christ.

I highly recommend this movie to those of all faiths, or no faiths at all. Critical thinking and reasoning should be present for all of our personal tenets. If you haven't yet questioned the foundational pillars of your religion, there's no better time to start.