Meet God at the Movies

Meet God at the Movies will discuss Fences, the 2016 American drama film based on the 1985 play of the same name by August Wilson for its exploration at 6:30pm this Monday, August 15.

Fences depicts a working-class African-American father who tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life. Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.

The Saint Philip’s movie discussion group gathers on the third Monday of every month via Zoom to explore a film and plumb it for theological content in the areas of creation (what is the world of the story like); what is broken/where is sin; is there a moment of turnaround, repentance; and where is redemption or the reign of God visible.

All are welcome to join the discussions, but registration is required (every time). You can register here.

Fences can be streamed on Prime Video, Paramount Plus, The Roku Channel, Spectrum TV, EPIX NOW, EPIX, Redbox., Vudu Movie & TV Store, VUDU or Apple TV on a Roku device. More about the movie from Wikipedia here.