Throughout history, it’s been quite a tricky feat to successfully challenge religion; it’s almost become some kind of covert art. Fortunately, while criticism of religion today will often lead to death threats and being shunned from families, at least overt criticism no long results in eminent death. Some of the best documentaries of our times focus on challenging religious principles, and The God Who Wasn’t There is a prime example of one of these fine works.

Brian Flemming, an ex-religious fundamentalist, questions whether Jesus ever existed. While his film does not focus on proving this theory, it does provide some insightful interviews with religious leaders, as well as leaders of the anti-religious persuasion. It’s definitely worth a watch.