Name: Letting go of God
Uploaded: 2006-07-10T00:11:00Z
Duration: 16 min 18 s
Description: 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."

Julia Sweeney: Letting go of God

Letting go of God

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."  

Challenging childhood beliefs can unravel the foundations of certainty and spark new questions about faith and identity. A story about learning the 'age of reason,' finding out about Santa Claus, and discovering her real birthday shows how even small revelations can upend a worldview. Encounters with earnest missionaries prompt a deeper examination of inherited religious stories and personal convictions. The journey highlights the difference between what one feels and what one believes—and the courage it takes to admit uncertainty.