AGAINST THE TIDE: Finding God in an Age of Science

Name: AGAINST THE TIDE: Finding God in an Age of Science
Item: AGAINST THE TIDE: Finding God in an Age of Science
Author: Tess Farrand

"God Is Greater Than All Man’s Knowledge"

Content: +4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

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AGAINST THE TIDE is a stirring documentary about Christian Professor John Lennox of Oxford University and his life of intelligent debates against renowned atheists. Actor Kevin Sorbo travels to Great Britain to meet Lennox. Later, they visit the Holy Land to explore Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection. Sorbo asks Lennox about the reliability of the biblical authors and similar questions. Lennox always responds in an intelligent manner and draws on physical evidence and rational arguments to defend the truth of Christianity. Although science has made important discoveries, for Lennox and believers around the world, science simply cannot contain the glory of God.

AGAINST THE TIDE is a stellar, well-written documentary. It has a very strong Christian, biblical worldview. It stresses God as Creator and Jesus as God Incarnate. Due to the religious discussion and debate, there are some references to Anti-Christian, atheist arguments and attacks. Of course, Lennox always brilliantly refutes these attacks and arguments with stronger Christian arguments and answers. MOVIEGUIDE® highly commends AGAINST THE TIDE for all older children and adults. AGAINST THE TIDE will strengthen their Christian faith.

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Very strong Christian, biblical worldview stresses God as Creator and Jesus as God Incarnate, with some references to Anti-Christian, atheist arguments during religious debates and discussions, which are ultimately refuted by stronger arguments for Christianity, plus a brief reference to a pagan Greek god for contextual purposes

Foul Language:

No foul language

Violence:

References to the death and crucifixion of Jesus

Sex:

No sex

Nudity:

Brief upper male nudity in artwork of Jesus on the Cross

Alcohol Use:

Mention of Jesus turning water into wine

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

No other objectionable elements.

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AGAINST THE TIDE is a stirring documentary about Christian Oxford University professor John Lennox and his life of intelligent debates against renowned atheists. MOVIEGUIDE® Award winning actor Kevin Sorbo travels to Great Britain to meet Lennox for this must-see movie. Later, the pair visit the Holy Land to explore Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection.

The movie begins with Kevin Sorbo, who rose to fame by playing Hercules on TV in the 1990s. Later in Sorbo’s career in the movie GOD’S NOT DEAD, Sorbo played an atheist who challenges one of his university students to prove that God isn’t dead. A Christian student in his class quotes John Lennox, a Christian professor who refutes atheism. Cut to Great Britain where Sorbo ventures to meet Lennox.

The pair meet and chat in the same pub, The Eagle and The Child, where C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien contemplated Christianity. Viewers learn that Lennox is an Irishman and grew up in a family that challenged him to think deeply about other people’s points of view. One of Lennox’s teachers encouraged him to go to college, unlike so many of his peers, and Lennox went to Cambridge to study mathematics. His zeal and interest for God and Christianity grew, and he found himself having healthy debates with people about God.

Lennox believes that to make a convincing argument, one must base their truth claims on the evidence. Lennox spent time behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War and learned that communism has always gone hand in hand with atheism. Many of his travels helped strengthen his arguments against renowned atheists like Richard Dawkins.

Halfway through AGAINST THE TIDE, Sorbo and Lennox travel to the Holy Land to unpack the historical validity of Jesus Christ’s life, death and resurrection. Sorbo continues to ask Lennox about the reliability of the biblical authors and questions of that sort. Lennox always responds in a collected manner and draws on physical and intellectual reasoning for the hope Christians have in Jesus. Although science has made important discoveries and innovations, for Lennox and believers around the world, science simply can’t contain the glory of God.

AGAINST THE TIDE is extremely well written and features stellar archival footage clips that bring Lennox’s points of view to life. The music is also evocative and fits seamlessly with the on-screen action. Kevin Sorbo makes a great intellectual companion of John Lennox, and the pair have great back and forth conversation that helps debunk the age-old debate about the existence of God. The movie also might make viewers want to travel as well and experience the same feelings of the two gentleman who unearthed truth while abroad in the Holy Land.

AGAINST THE TIDE has a very strong Christian, biblical worldview. It stresses God as Creator and Jesus as God Incarnate. However, due to the religious discussion and debate, there are some references to Anti-Christian, atheist arguments and attacks. Of course, Lennox always brilliantly refutes these attacks and arguments with stronger Christian arguments and answers. MOVIEGUIDE® commends AGAINST THE TIDE for all older children and adults. AGAINST THE TIDE will strengthen their Christian faith and, hopefully, bring new people to Christ.