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Homebrewed Christianity

Youth Camp Junkie Nostalgia at Camp Manna

Homebrewed Christianity

Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6612 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Trigger warning: this episode contains lots of stories about Evangelical youth camp experiences Tripp sat down with the people behind the new movie, Camp Manna, producer Evan Koons, writer/director Eric Machiela, and writer/director Eric Scott Johnson. Camp Manna, which comes out June 5th, is about Ian Fletcher, a "nonbeliever", who is shipped off to a backwoods Christian camp, where he is forced to compete in (and survive) a Biblically-themed Olympiad known as the God Games. They explain why they made the movie, give you some behind-the-scenes stories, why it is important to respect the community you are poking fun at, the different responses to the film, exploring the stereotypes and outsider/insider perspectives, missions trips, conservative Christian youth culture, and the best Gary Busy stories from filming the movie. Get the movie today on iTunes! Follow Camp Manna on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Theology nerds. this is Tripp.

1:32.7

You're listening to Homebrew Christianity.

1:40.5

And today on the podcast, today on the podcast, you're going to meet the team behind the movie Camp Manna.

1:45.8

Camp Manna is a hilarious movie about a Christian camp. And you're going to discover that this movie is packed full of jokes if you grew up in conservative evangelicalism and

1:54.3

experienced youth camp. It's packed full of jokes about that culture, that subculture. But it's done so

1:59.4

with love. It's done so with love.

2:02.3

It's done so by people who grew up and are trying to work out how to laugh at that part of their past

2:09.4

and appreciate and cherish all the positive parts that were given there.

2:15.8

And that's what you're going to hear in this conversation.

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