Ep. 11: The Life of Brian w/ Michael McGrath
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English - February 16, 2020 05:43 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingReligion & Spirituality TV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Michael McGrath joins me this week to talk about his journey away from and eventually back to Christianity and various aspects of Monty Python’s Life of Brian, from it’s seemingly quite well researched “Historical Jesus” viewpoint to it’s advocacy of asking questions, even if the Python’s answers (and questions?) may leave a bit to be … Continue reading Ep. 11: The Life of Brian w/ Michael McGrath
Michael McGrath joins me this week to talk about his journey away from and eventually back to Christianity and various aspects of Monty Python’s Life of Brian, from it’s seemingly quite well researched “Historical Jesus” viewpoint to it’s advocacy of asking questions, even if the Python’s answers (and questions?) may leave a bit to be desired.
Throughout the episode Micheal and I also make frequent reference to a 1979 British television debate about the film between Pythons John Cleese and Michael Palin on one side and Malcolm Muggeridge and (then Anglican Bishop of Soutwark) Mervyn Stockwood on the other. The whole segment can be seen on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMpObbt2rs