coping with a crisis of faith theme

Someone struggles with a loss of faith in religious beliefs that they once held dear.

17 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Rashomon (1950) choice the overarching point seems to have been the priest's loss of faith in humanity upon hearing about the selfish and cruel actions of everyone involved
movie: Winter Light (1963) choice Tomas was a priest but came to doubt God's existence
voy4x12 choice Neelix grappled with some existential questions.
ahh1x06 major After making a fool of herself one too many times, Sister Pamela decided she was not cut out to be a nun and left the nunnery. She said something about people running towards God while she herself run away.
movie: Assassin 33 AD (2020) major Brandt lost his faith after his wife and two young daughters died in a car crash. But he got it back after a long string of events that included him shooting Jesus in the head.
movie: Cosmic Slop (1994) major In "The First Commandment": The devout catholic Father Carlos had a mental breakdown when a pagan statue came to live and announced itself to him to be the god Oshun, rather than as the Virgin Mary as he expected.
movie: Signs (2002) major The story explores how Graham, a former Episcopal priest, lost his faith after his wife died tragically in a traffic accident.
movie: The Seventh Seal (1957) major Antonius Block lamented that it was so hard to maintain faith what with all the evils in the world.
rh2012e2x05 major Gordon, after being manipulated by Bea, rejected religion and pronounced that he might, in fact, hate God. He besought Ada for guidance but was snubbed.
tng3x04 major Nuria :: The Mintakan villagers were shaken by knowledge that they were not alone in the universe.