Product Details

• Directors: Catherine Tatge
• Writers: Leslie Clark
• Producers: Catherine Tatge, Dominique Lasseur
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Run Time: 225 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00078XGQU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,128 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #61 in Movies & TV > DVD > Faith & Spirituality
• For more information about "The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Explore issues that preoccupy all thinking people today: what is happiness? how do we find meaning? based on a popular harvard course the series illustrates the lives of sigmund freud life-long critic of religion and cs lewis perhaps this centurys most influential proponent of faith based on reason. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/08/2005 Starring: Simon Jones Run time: 240 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Catherine Tatge

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76 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, sad... yet most importantly: thought-provoking, November 18, 2004

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Samuel Ross "Skeptic" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Question of God - Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (DVD)

This PBS presentation beautifully lays out contrasting views (theism/atheism)... yet somehow never comes off as advocating either one; letting the viewer decide. As much as I love Freud and also warm up to such deep-thinkers as C.S. Lewis... it was the periodic "roundtable" discussion sessions moderated by Dr. Armand Nicholi that blew me away. I found myself pausing this DVD over and over again as I wrote down my own thoughts and, yes, my own spontaneous revelations. It's that sort of program. It makes you want to grab a notebook and a pencil.

I won't tell you which way I lean (Freud? Lewis?)... but I will say BUY THIS! SEE IT! It is quite possibly one of the only sources giving equal time to both sides of this age-old issue. If nothing else, you'll be fascinated at the eruption of thoughts/realizations that you-the viewer will most-certainly experience.

65 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously considering buying this..., September 23, 2004

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This review is from: The Question of God - Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (DVD)

I watched this on PBS the past two weeks. It's 4 hours total, and shows the personal history of these two men (complete with some well done reenactment) and how they came to their beliefs interspersed with a panel of people with different beliefs (believers and nonbelievers) talking about a lot of the basic issues with religion and Christianity. The panel includes a Dr. from Harvard, the editor of Skeptic magazine, and some other really interesting people.

As is to be expected (hey, it's PBS :) The Question of God is very well done. Extremely fascinating, and it makes you think. I was so impressed by it that I'm seriously considering buying it. I'm also going to read C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A balanced presentation that either side will enjoy., January 15, 2006

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I expected this video to lean noticeably to either a pro evolution or pro theistic viewpoint. The editors have done an excellent job at presenting both sides fairly. It was very helpful to see the story of Freud and Lewis' childhood and early adulthood. This is an important video for anyone interested in the current debate.

I was especially pleased with the roundtable discussions of a focus group. It is a delight to see unscripted opinions being expressed in a non confrontative format. The panel is also well balanced, with no shills on either side. This has become my favorite Nova presentation and I highly recommend it to just about anyone interested in a well rounded education.