"Good people go to heaven; bad people end up in hell."
"All religions are basically the same."
"Christianity is just about rules."
"It’s about controlling people."
"No religion can be the only way to God or spirituality."
I realized that this was an area of much confusion in modern America culture so I set out to address it rationally by asking questions such as:
"What is Christianity?"
"What are some of the ideas that have influenced the way people think about it?"
"Is there any evidence for God in the natural world?"
"If so, how can we know anything about who this God is?"
"Is there such a thing as objective truth, or is truth relative to cultures?"
I then turn an eye to the central event in the Christian narrative – the resurrection of Jesus Christ. After all, this claim – that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead – makes Christianity testable:
"Is there evidence for the resurrection?"
"And if so, how credible is it?"
I interview a variety of people – people on the street, former atheists and former believers in other religions, along with some of the most seasoned Christian scholars making the case for Christianity today such as Lee Strobel, William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, J Warner Wallace, Nabeel Qureshi, Paul Copan, John Stonestreet and many more.
The result of all of this inquiry is Mining for God, a one hour long, expertly produced documentary that doesn’t preach at anyone. Rather, it raises good questions and respectfully offers intelligent food for thought.
Whether you would consider yourself a Christian or not - there is something of value for everyone in this film.