First Reformed

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First Reformed

Jun 28 2018 | 00:04:31

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Show Notes

A small town minister suffers a crisis of faith when confronted by one of his parishioners with the question of whether God can forgive the human race for destroying itself. A man of faith is tested to the limit in Paul Schrader’s latest film, First Reformed. Ethan Hawke plays Reverend Stoller, the minister of a Dutch Reformed church in upstate New York that dates back to the 18th century. Very few people come to his church, which has become more of an historical landmark than a vital place of worship. Stoller’s ministry is part of Abundant Life, a much larger…

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