The God Who Wasn't There

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Product Description ------------------- ing for Columbine did it to the culture. Super Size Me did it to fast food. Now The God Who Wasn't There does it to religion. Holding modern Christianity up to a bright spotlight, this eye-opening documentary asks the questions few dare to ask. "Did Jesus even exist?" is just the beginning for The God Who Wasn't There. Your guide through the world of Christendom is former fundamentalist Brian Flemming, joined by such luminaries as Jesus Seminar fellow Robert M. Price, author Sam Harris and historian Richard Carrier. In addition to the film, which won the Best Documentary award at the 2005 Grassroots Cinema Film Festival, this feature-packed DVD includes: -Special commentary tracks with Richard Dawkins and Earl Doherty -Over one hour of compelling additional interview footage -An in-depth Web-enabled slide show -Music from the soundtrack -Bios of all participants This provocative DVD takes off the gloves and gives religion an unprecedented, no-holds-barred examination. So hold on to your faith. It's in for a bumpy ride. Review ------ "Irreverently lays out the case that Jesus Christ never existed." -- Newsweek, June 27, 2005 "Provocative - to put it mildly." -- Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2005 "This DVD delivers the film in a quality presentation, with extras that quadruple the a of content." -- DVD Talk, August 20, 2005 "What if Jesus Christ never existed?" -- Christianity Today, June 7, 2005 P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor --------------- BRIAN FLEMMING (director/narrator) is a film director and playwright whose work has been called "jaggedly imaginative" by the New York Times, "a parallel universe" by the BBC and "immensely satisfying" by USA Today. The Fox News Channel dubbed Flemming "a young Oliver Stone." He is the co-writer of the hit Off-Broadway play Bat Boy: The Musical (six Drama Desk nominations, Lucille Lortel Best Musical Award) and the writer/director of the feature film Nothing So Strange (New York Times Claiborne Pell Award for Original Vision). While he has produced nonfiction television work for ABC and Bravo, The God Who Wasn't There is Flemming's first feature-length documentary. RICHARD CARRIER (interviewed) is the author of Sense and Goodness Without God. RICHARD DAWKINS (commentary track appearance) is the author of The Blind Watchmaker and several other bestselling books. EARL DOHERTY! (commentary track appearance) is the author of The Jesus Puzzle. ALAN DUNDES (interviewed) was professor of folkore at UC Berkeley and author of Holy Writ as Oral Lit. SAM HARRIS (interviewed) is the author of The End of Faith. ROBERT M. PRICE (interviewed) is a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and author of Deconstructing Jesus. See more ( javascript:void(0) )