09 Jul Journal Movie-Reflections on So Help Me God

Field Journal One: Reflections on So Help Me God: Examining the Religious ExperienceThis Field Journal reflects on the film So Help Me God: Examining the Religious Experience. By turns ahumorous, provocative, and ethnocentric film, it illustrates the continued expression of religion inAmerican secular society and the spiritual yearning that exists in the midst of consumer society, and itis a good survey of the range of religions in the contemporary West. The film nicely illustrates some ofthe reasons why anthropologists who study religion are more interested in religious behaviour thanreligious belief. For those of you who have grown up in a Christian tradition, you will recognize some ofyour religion in this film; for those of you who did not grow up with Christianity, then you will learnsomething about the tradition here (although please note that some of what is presented is amisrepresentation, partially relating to the point the protagonist is trying to make).Find and view the film So Help Me God via UFVs Kanopy Collection. If you are unable to access it via oneof the following links, do a title search within the UFV Library catalogue and access the film that way.Please note that you will need an active library account. (The film may also be available via FVRL if youhave a local library account, however, you are only entitled to view a limited number of films via thismeans).