Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Conversation
Church isn't the only position people travel to learn approximately Jesus.At the beginning of Lent, 15 years ago, and devout evangelical Christians did not travel to church to have ashes marked on their foreheads. Rather,they thronged to theaters to watch a decidedly Catholic film to start the Lenten season.
That film was Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," which would travel on to gross over US$600 million globally. It brought to screen a vivid portrayal of the last few hours of the life of Jesus and even nowadays many can readily recall the brutality of those depictions. The film also stirred up a number of...
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