A group of deeply faithful Christians in Oklahoma are challenging firmly rooted fundamentalist Christian doctrine. Labeled as "heretics" for their beliefs and seemingly defiant interpretations of the Gospels, they are open minded to the Bible as a living document, preaching more forgiving and inclusive interpretations of biblical doctrine.... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of deeply faithful Christians in Oklahoma are challenging firmly rooted fundamentalist Christian doctrine. Labeled as "heretics" for their beliefs and seemingly defiant interpretations of the Gospels, they are open minded to the Bible as a living document, preaching more forgiving and inclusive interpretations of biblical doctrine.
Leave your thoughts about American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel.
| Movie NationRoger MooreA film that shines a light on those who would be a candle in the midst of the Medieval darkness of modern, white Southern American Christianity. |
| Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersFor anyone interested in politics, religion, American culture or the ever-overlapping space they occupy, this documentary has the potential to move hearts and minds. |
| VarietyOwen Gleiberman"American Heretics" is eye-opening, but it's never explosive. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAmerican Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel doesn’t break ground cinematically, but it is eye-opening in other ways. |
| Film ThreatHanna B.The human stories are at the center, but, for better or worse, they are surrounded with side stories that only acted as a (nice) distraction, and it never really digs deep into the concept of heresy itself. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeWhile left-leaning viewers will respond warmly to the film's common-sense take on Christianity's core teachings, one wonders if there might have been ways to make this more palatable to audiences who have been trained for a generation to view progressives as enemies of religion. |
