<P> Evangelical Michael Gerson, however, was highly critical of the film and its message, writing "The main problem with God's Not Dead is not its cosmology or ethics but its anthropology . It assumes that human beings are made out of cardboard . Academics are arrogant and cruel . Liberal bloggers are preening and snarky . Unbelievers disbelieve because of personal demons . It is characterization by caricature ." John Mulderig echoed similar concerns in his review for the Catholic News Service, stating: "There might be the kernel of an intriguing documentary buried within director Harold Cronk's stacked - deck drama, given the extent of real - life academic hostility toward religion . But even faith - filled moviegoers will sense the claustrophobia of the echo chamber within which this largely unrealistic picture unfolds ." </P> <P> Writing for Christian Reviews, Roger Patterson of Answers in Genesis gave the film 3 1 / 2 out of 5 stars and noted that "clichés die hard", but concluded that "an astute and mature Christian can use the film as a teaching opportunity". </P> <P> Pure Flix Entertainment produced a sequel, God's Not Dead 2, with a release date of April 1, 2016, several days after Easter . A third God's Not Dead film, God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, came out on March 30, 2018 . </P>

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