Religious and Spiritual Themes in Film: Selma (2014)

A must-see movie, Selma is about the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches lead by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders. This movie is a perfect choice for discussions about social justice, equality, and civil rights. It is also a movie filled with religious and spiritual themes regarding the power of love, confrontation with evil and hate, the power of faith, the power of religious communities, courage, and freedom.
Name: Religious and Spiritual Themes in Film: Selma (2014)
Course Number: SSOL-POP 0030
Course Time: DIY Course
Course ID: 00087
Course Days: DIY Course
Notes: Watch this film to deepen your own spiritual journey and/or utilize this movie to create an educational event in your own religious community.

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A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
 
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