American Gospel (2018)

Original title

American Gospel: Christ Alone

Directed by

Brandon Kimber

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series looks at how American culture has changed Christianity. One film examines the Word of Faith movement and prosperity gospel. Another film looks at liberal theology and the meaning of Jesus's death.

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What happens

American Gospel is a documentary series proposing that Christianity has been distorted through American culture. Two films have been produced to date: American Gospel: Christ Alone (2018) and American Gospel: Christ Crucified (2019). The former deals with the Word of Faith movement and prosperity theology, while the latter addresses theological liberalism and the meaning of the atonement. The series is the basis for a streaming service, AGTV. A film series, American Gospel: Spirit & Fire, followed in 2025, critically examining the view of the Holy Spirit taught in the New Apostolic Reformation movement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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