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Finding the holy in Hollywood

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Finding the holy in Hollywood

Not that long ago, you’d find religion in the form of Sister Act, the Vicar of Dibley, and Father Ted. 

Good fun, but not exactly confronting. 

Compare that to recent fare.

Believers and non-believers are flocking in droves to challenging TV, like Godless, The Preacher, The Sinner, and darkest of all, The Handmaid’s Tale where men have all the power and there is no mercy for women and dissenters in "God's work"

So why is there so much religion in a media we’re told has never been more secular?hoolywood

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Justine Toh, senior research fellow, Centre for Public Christianity and lecturer in cultural studies, Macquarie University

Mark Hadley, journalist, film maker, children's novelist and host of The Big Picture podcast

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Religion, Religion, Community and Society, Television Broadcasting, Television, Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Popular Culture, Music (Arts and Entertainment), Pop
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