Green himself is involved in wider conversations and movements, specifically with his concepts of the “nerdfighter” and the “decrease of WorldSuck.” It is a narrative of positive and life-giving attitudes – welcome news for teens today! While The Fault in Our Stars is not (and does not claim to be) a “Christian” movie, it represents an opportunity to find Christian themes, questions, and longings within a piece of popular culture.
This was an intentional choice by the author. Readers and viewers will notice that the characters Hazel and Gus meet at a cancer support group, and the setting is the basement of an Episcopal Church. His experience working as a chaplain in a children’s hospital was part of the inspiration for The Fault in Our Stars. It is also important to note that the author of the book, John Green, is a Christian – Episcopalian – who considered ordination at one point in his life. They may be just under the surface, and we have a chance to draw them out for our youth. Furthermore, within this story, there are many spiritual and religious themes woven throughout. What does this have to do with church and/or Christianity?įirst of all, if you minister to high school students, there is a strong chance that they are talking about this book and this movie already.
(There is adult content, and the movie will be rated PG-13 for brief strong language and sexual content.) The book has been wildly popular among teenagers, especially high school age. Based on a book by author John Green, published in 2012. Based on a New York Times best-selling young adult novel, it is a simultaneously hopeful yet tragic tale of teenage cancer patients who fall in love.Ī movie coming out on June 6th. Recently, thousands of young people swarmed movie theaters in New York, Miami, Cleveland, Nashville and Dallas to attend a sneak preview of the soon-to-be released film The Fault in Our Stars.
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