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March 31, 2023

Religion Returns to Hollywood

A Christian production company has just pulled off a box-office success.

Based on the true story of two preachers who in the 1970s sought to evangelize members of the counterculture, the film Jesus Revolution has proved a box-office success, making profits on par with recent major releases. This is despite the fact that it was produced by a Christian movie studio and targeted to an audience of believing Christians. While much has changed about Hollywood, and America, since the days of Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments, Olivia Reingold observes that films such as Jesus Revolution are experiencing an efflorescence:

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