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God on Trial
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| Part No: | B001HZ30O0 |
| Manufacturer: | WGBH BOSTON |
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| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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| Questions most people don't want to ask... | 2008-12-10 | 5 / 5 |
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| I am ordering this dvd for my mom when it comes out because she wants to show it to her book study group at church (Trinity Lutheran). She taped nearly all of it (missed the beginning) and let me watch it. I was quite critical at first (there are so many holocaust movies, dvd's, etc. out there), but once I started watching it I couldn't stop. I am a young adult, but I have suffered severe trials, physically, mentally, and emotionally, most of which no one should have to endure at my age. I too have asked several of the same questions that are asked in this film, wondering if God has abandoned me, and why He lets people suffer so much, the biggest example being the holocaust during WWII. I have read several books and watched several movies about the holocaust, personal accounts of survival. Why? Because they inspire me to keep going, despite all of my own pain and suffering. This film will ask the questions most people don't like to ask or talk about. I have to question this life because I've seen too much to just accept ridiculous so-called answers. Why was there a holocaust? Why were so many slaughtered? Why do so many people suffer today in their own holocausts? After seeing this film you will never look at life the same again... |
| Exploring the meanings of suffering and evil | 2008-11-17 | 5 / 5 |
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| I watched "God on Trial" on Masterpiece on November 8, 2008. I found it to be an excellent film, well written and splendidly executed. The men of the film, prisoners at Auschwitz and daily facing death, put God on trial, questioning His commitment to the Jewish people. Why have the Jews suffered so if they are truly the Chosen People and the People of the Covenant? The discussion is deep, moving and at times shattering. I was touched by this film. As a Christian and a student of the Holocaust, I found this to be an excellent film and honest discussion. I highly recommend this film. |
| public television at its finest | 2008-11-15 | 5 / 5 |
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| Is an attrocity such as the holocaust compatible with a belief in a benevolent god? This question is argued passionately on both sides by the Jewish inmates of a concentration camp as they await their probable deaths at the hands of the nazis. Most of the talking points of the current atheist - theist dialectic are discussed in a wide-ranging, intelligent, and provocative debate. With fine performances, taut direction, and an incisive script, this is a first rate drama that builds to an emotionally charged conclusion. |
| Masterpiece Theater film is a Masterpiece | 2008-11-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| I just viewed this on PBS. It was excellent. It asks all of the most difficult questions that we all have about this most dark time of our history has human beings - especially those trying to understand G-d in such a time. And it doesn't end with neat answers and happily ever afters. It isn't afraid to ask things about G-d that are usually considered unspeakable. Neither is G-d diminished by the questions. For those that can handle it, it is a most worthwhile endeavor to be challenged by these questions, and to seek to come up with our own answers. The charge: Did G-d keep His covenant or did He break the contract He made. Excellent use of television. |
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