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Letting go of god will have you laughing at parts and crying at others, and above all, will get you to question your belief structure, whatever it is. Julia sweeney tells the story of her own faith transition from catholic to atheists. Julia sweeney has books on goodreads with 9979 ratings. Jan 16, 2007 richard dawkins in conversation with julia sweeney june 9, 2015 in rochester, mn duration. Julia sweeney s most popular book is letting go of god. What she learns there leads her to new questions, and in search for answers she explores meditation, buddhism and new age gurus, then describes what she learned from the. A simple question about god snowballs into an epic soul searching session after a pair of mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeney s door and get much more than they ever bargained for. Annotated captions of julia sweeney on letting go of god in. Mar 28, 2007 julia sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her solo show at ted2006.

Julia sweeney was a cast member on saturday night live from 198994, and is best known for the mysteriously androgynous character, its pat. Watched julia sweeney letting go of god on youtube i want to share this monologue. Currently, the dvd of letting go of god is being sold on. Letting go of god by julia sweeney the venus project. Julia sweeney in the second half of the show, she talks about her own cancer cervical cancer that was diagnosed six months after her brother got sick. And i sort of presented myself to them in the doorway. March 18, 2015 julia sweeney is an american actress, comedienne, and author who frequently discusses her journey from. Somehow, against all common sense, julia is making something funny that has no business being funny. Julia eventually turned some of these vignettes into a onewoman show called god said, ha.

Julia sweeney letting go of god julia sweeney julia sweeney says she was a happy catholic girl when, one day, she walked into church and signed up for a biblestudy course. Julia sweeney letting go of god radiowest utah show. Tedtalks julia sweeney on letting go of god tv episode. Letting go of god got into the seattle film festival. Richard dawkins in conversation with julia sweeney june 9, 2015 in rochester, mn duration. As a solo performer, comic actor julia sweeney explores love, cancer, family and. But theres a great excerpt, the core 15 minutes, on this american life. Her book, if its not one thing, its your mother, is about.

Here are some videos of me doing things that may be of interest to you. This was my working title before i came up with letting go of god. Apr 12, 2017 julia sweeney s third autobiographical monologue, letting go of god takes the audience through her catholic upbringing and how personal events in her life and that of her family led her to a disbelief in a personal universal deity. Her recent piece, letting go of god, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism. Rent letting go of god 2007 starring julia sweeney on dvd and bluray. Im not sure of any more details, but this will be the public world premier. Julia sweeney letting go of god streaming vf 4k streaming. She presents them around the theme of what she has learned since she started performing her show. Working with awardwinning cinematographer nancy schreiber, maria orchestrated four cameras shooting two live. Julia sweeney on letting go of god 27 translations dotsub. On september 10th, the morning of my seventh birthday, i came downstairs to the kitchen where my mother was washing the dishes and my father was reading the paper.

When two young mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeneys door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from. Julia sweeney s third autobiographical monologue, letting go of god takes the audience through her catholic upbringing and how personal events in her life and that of her family led her to a disbelief in a personal universal deity. This being new york city, it was a full house, despite the obviously controversial subject matter. I was raised catholic and for the most part, i was a happy believer and felt great affinity and allegiance to my catholic culture. Letting go of god poses the religious questions almost all of us have had, but with the delightful humor and observations of ms.

Mar 29, 2008 letting go of god got into the seattle film festival. She was a cast member on saturday night live from 1990 to 1994. Join us as we view julia sweeney s hilarious trip from catholicism to new age thought, buddhism and beyond before accepting the truth of her atheism. It was bought by showtime for a cable release in 2009. Julia sweeney is an american actress, comedian and author best known for her saturday night live career and autobiographical solo shows. She starred in a cowrote its pat the movie released in 1995. She begins in the catholic church, the religion her family raised her in, and takes a bible study class. Letting go of god an excerpt if you like this, and i know you will, you can get the full soundtrack on apples itunes search for julia sweeney. When two young mormon missionaries knock on julia sweeney s door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs, in this excerpt from sweeney s solo show letting go of god. Aug 23, 2019 her recent piece, letting go of god, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism. Watched julia sweeney letting go of god on youtube.

Equally comedic and insightful, letting go of god is sweeneys brilliant. In it, she discusses her catholic upbringing, early religious ideology, and the life events and internal search that led her to believe that the universe can function on its own without a deity to preside over it. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. It was the hardest one to get right, and its a difficult topic. Jun 03, 2005 julia sweeney, a catholic, tells the story of how her faith began to crack after reading a most alarming book.

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Equally comedic and insightful, letting go of god is sweeney s brilliant onewoman show about her struggle with her faith. This talk was presented at an official ted conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page. In addition to many other television and small movie roles she served as a consulting producer on the last three seasons of sex and the city and was a consulting producer for the second. Earlier this month, sweeney played nine shows of letting go of god at the ars nova theater in manhattan. Julia anne sweeney born october 10, 1959 is an american actress, comedian and author. Letting go of god by julia sweeney audiobook try our site with free audio books. Julia sweeney s brave, hilarious, moving new show letting go of god is a galeforce breath of fresh of fresh air into the mostly politic dialogue about religion in our time. Keeper in the film stuart little and voiced brittany in father of the pride. Her audio download is on the main page of which is a. For two hours, sweeney humorously and frankly discusses her 40year journey from catholic to nonbeliever. I usually would shy away from the word monologue in a title since it seems like a lecture. For anyone raised in a religious home who found themselves questioning their beliefs, you will find this 2 hour standup hysterical and familiar. Julia sweeney letting go of god excerpt the rational.

Julia sweeney shares the first 15 minutes of her solo show at ted2006. If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. When two young mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to completely rethink her own beliefs. She has also served as a consulting producer on sex and the city and desperate housewives. Julia sweeney was a cast member of saturday night live from 1989 to 1994. Julia sweeney, the former saturday night live actress who now performs her onewoman show letting go of god, addressed the crowd at the freedom from religion foundation convention in october her remarks are hilarious. Which is why julia sweeney s brave, hilarious, ultimately moving new solo show letting go of god is a galeforce breath of fresh air, into the mostly politic dialogue about religion in our time which liberals of every faith have largely ceded to firedup fundamentalists. Julia sweeneys brave, hilarious, moving new show letting go of god is a gale force breath of fresh air into a mostly polemic dialogue about religion in our. This performance of letting go fo god was recorded on november 19, 2005 at the ars nova theatre in new york city. I downloaded it to my ipod and listened at the gym. While sweeney is an atheist, this monologue is not intended to destroy religion, it is her personal journey to understanding, which ultimately led her to reject the idea of there being a god.

Rent letting go of god 2007 on dvd and bluray netflix. Nov 22, 20 her recent piece, letting go of god, traces a spiritual journey that takes an unexpected turn toward science and ends with atheism. Five sisters produced this film version of julia sweeney s fascinating and highly acclaimed onewoman stage show letting go of god, a thoughtprovoking movie about religion in our times and sweeney s quest for spiritual clarity. An excerpt of this show, letting go of god is the single most popular story weve ever put on our show in over ten years on the air. Theres lots more julia sweeney available at audible. The former snl cast member and current mother, actor and comedian introduced her onewoman show, letting go of god, in 2004. Julia sweeney says she was a happy catholic girl when, one day, she walked into church and signed up for a biblestudy course. Letting go of god is a humorous monologue by julia sweeney chronicling her search for god.

Annotated captions of julia sweeney on letting go of god in english. I listened to this on audio book, which is really the best way because so much of the content is dependent on ms. Letting go of god was filmed by julia s own production company, indefatigable, inc. Next thing you know, i was on a quest for something i could really believe in. When two young mormon missionaries knock on her door one day, it touches off a quest to. Letting go of god a few days ago i went with some friends to see julia sweeney s onewoman play, letting go of god.