Meet God at the Movies

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we turn to Amazing Grace as our next offering for Meet God at the Movies. The film will be discussed at 6:30pm Monday, November 16. Register here.

Amazing Grace is a 2006 British-American biographical drama film about the campaign against the slave trade in the British Empire, William Wilberforce was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference to the 1772 hymn "Amazing Grace." The film also recounts the experiences of John Newton as a crewman on a slave ship and subsequent religious conversion, which inspired his writing of the poem later used in the hymn. Newton is portrayed as a major influence on Wilberforce and the abolition movement. Read more about the movie here.

We see the movie on our own, then gather for lively discussion on November 16. Conversation moves from general thoughts about the movie to a focus on theological aspects including: 1.) what is the world like in the film; 2.) what is broken/where is sin; 3.) identify repentance, a spiritual turnaround; and 4.) where is redemption, or an inbreaking of God’s kingdom.

For information, please email Mtr Mary Trainor.

Where to stream? While we haven’t found a free source yet, the link here will guide to sites where the movie may be rented for a nominal sum.