The poet W. H. Auden once wrote that it was “is impossible to represent Christ on the stage. If he is made dramatically interesting, he ceases to be Christ and turns into a Hercules or a Svengali. Nor is it really possible to represent him in the visual arts for, if he were visually recognizable, he would be a god of the pagan kind.” Needless to say, Auden’s words have largely gone unheeded, not least by filmmakers who have for more than century sought to tell the story of Jesus on the silver screen. On 14 and 21 January, parishioner and occasional filmgoer Bill Tompson takes a look at the challenge of bringing Jesus to the screen and at the (rather uneven) results of more than a hundred years of attempts to do so.

Our Cathedral Forum series provides occasions to discuss topics ranging from politics to spirituality, economics, and literature, with fascinating guest speakers. The Forum seeks to help parishioners deepen their understanding of Christian faith and life, drawing on scripture, reason and tradition to understand its relevance to our lives and to our world, attentive to God's hand in the co-evolution of our world and of our church.

This is a hybrid forum; please join us in the Parish Hall or on Zoom.

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