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
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |