That was certainly true in the United States.

…and Paul Schrader’s adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s book speculating about Jesus’s self-doubt was accused of blasphemy in certain quarters when first released, especially by the evangelical wing of the church, and also by Catholics. I remember sitting in church at the time (around the age of twelve or thirte…
Three Very Different Films About Jesus
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That was certainly true in the United States. I can't recall a film about Jesus that drew more fire--and it came out before the evangelical ascendancy that looms so large in American politics now.
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Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.
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