<P> God's Not Dead is a 2014 American Christian drama film directed by Harold Cronk and starring Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper, David A.R. White, and Dean Cain . The film was released theatrically on March 21, 2014 by Pure Flix Entertainment . </P> <P> Written by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, and based on Rice Broocks' book God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty, the film follows a Christian college student (Harper) whose faith is challenged by a philosophy professor (Sorbo) who declares God a pre-scientific fiction . It received mostly negative reviews, but grossed over $62 million on a $2 million budget . </P> <P> The film is followed by the 2016 film God's Not Dead 2 and the 2018 film God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness . </P> <P> Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper), an evangelical college student, enrolls in a philosophy class taught by Professor Jeffrey Radisson (Kevin Sorbo), an atheist, who demands his students sign a declaration that "God is dead" to pass . Josh is the only student who refuses to sign . Radisson requires Josh to debate the topic with him but agrees to let the class members decide the winner . Josh's girlfriend Kara (Cassidy Gifford) demands Josh either sign the statement "God is dead" or drop Radisson's class, because standing up to Radisson will jeopardize their academic future . Kara breaks up with Josh for insisting on confessing his belief in God . </P>

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