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Video Review – Portrait
of a Radical
The Jesus Movement |
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Featuring
Allen Dwight Callahan, Richard Rohr, OFM and Houston
Smith
Four Seasons Productions
Review by Tom Gilbert
 One
of the most fascinating and complex figures in all of history is the man,
Jesus of Nazareth. Much of our history revolves around this son of man
and son of God. Despite the cynic’s claim that life has no real spiritual
meaning Christ came to teach otherwise.
Portrait
of a Radical: The Jesus Movement, is a fascinating video compiled
by D. J. Kadagian (Four Season Productions) that combines
powerful images of art and music with the compelling
insights of three of todays noted
theologians to give a fresh, introspective and challenging
look at Jesus Christ.
The video opens with the statement from Richard Rohr, a Franciscan priest,
author, speaker and modern day prophet asserting “we can only take
the great truths in little doses…the big truths are simply too
much for the psyche at any one moment.”
I’ve watched this video several times and participated in a small
group study discussing the themes. Like Rohr’s statement the video
must be taken in chunks to mine the gold found on it. The program introduces
you to the time in history that Jesus was born in to and gives important
historical background to the climate of political and religious tension
in Palestine during the Roman occupation. People everywhere were looking
for relief from oppression and into this slice of time came a man professing
a truly radical way of viewing God.
The success of Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ,
has raised the profile of Jesus Christ tremendously, but that movie only
shows part of the story. And previous movies and documentaries often
overlook the truly bold and radical teaching of the Messiah. This video
focuses on the time and place in history that Jesus lived, takes into
account the views of the public and leadership, and probes deeply into
the mission of Christ. The segments of the video lend themselves well
to small group study, and in fact, study guide materials have been developed
that will facilitate greater insight.
Discover the message Jesus received after his desert experience, recognize
the expectations of the people who were longing for a messiah (not that
different from today), and reflect on how important is Jesus’ example
of being the “Quintessential Human Being”.
I recommend this video because it will challenge you to go beyond stereotypes
of Jesus Christ. The remarks and insight from the three theologians – Allen
Dwight Callahan, Richard Rohr and Houston Smith — will also challenge
you to examine how closely you are following the tough call of the one
who reveals a loving and merciful God.
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