(RNS) — At its peak, there were about 70 congregations in the Sunday Assembly movement. About half have shut down or gone dormant. (RNS) — Steve Phelps gave up on God years ago. But the former Baptist ...

When Scott Frank finished writing “Minority Report” in 2002, he dropped a show biz bombshell that took 15 years to detonate. “I remember telling my poor agent at the time, ‘I’m going to write an ...

One of the reasons Godless has achieved such reverence is that it's a Western series like no other because its characters are ...

Atheists seek the megachurch experience in cities around the U.S. Sept. 30, 2013— -- Sanderson Jones, who grew up in a religious British family, described the death of his mother when he was only ...

Scott Frank first conceived of “Godless” because he loved the Western genre. In an interview with IndieWire, he said, “It’s the romance of living in that time, everything from the horses to the guns.

(RNS) Francis Spufford’s defense of Christianity, "Unapologetic," is aimed primarily at what he calls "godless Europeans," the post-Enlightenment elites who tend to regard religion with bemusement as ...

See, the thing here is that we’re dealing with more than just a mustache. The mustache is part of a full beard, and not even a well-manicured one at that. It would be different if there was some ...

The rise of scripted dramas on cable and streaming coincided with the gradual extinction of a certain kind of movie that used to be a box office staple: the mid-budget film for and about grown-ups, ...

One of horror’s favorite tropes is the exorcism. Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, popular culture has been fascinated with Christianity being pitted against biblical evils consuming the soul ...

Godless, Netflix’s Western miniseries, is impressive on a lot of fronts. It features an all-star cast, including Jeff Daniels, Sam Waterston, Michelle Dockery, Merritt Wever, and more, a gorgeous ...

HBO's existential sci-fi/Western isn't exclusively about women, but the female characters are at the forefront of the show's twisted theme park world. Their slow awakening to their true nature and ...