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title: What Do Horror Movies Have to Do With Christians Keeping Their Faith in College?
canonical: "https://wordfirst.org/podcasts/surviving-religion-101/what-do-horror-movies-have-to-do-with-christians-keeping-their-faith-in-college/"
pubDate: "2026-09-09T15:03:04.000Z"
updatedDate: "2026-09-28T12:58:30.000Z"
author: Michael Kruger
description: ""
categories: [Surviving Religion 101]
---

Not everyone likes scary movies, but they have a core lesson that will help Christians keep their faith in the midst of tough intellectual challenges. Mike helps Christians who struggle with doubt about what they believe.

The Surviving Religion 101 podcast is part of Word First ([https://wordfirst.org/](https://wordfirst.org/)), the online home for the ministries of Michael and Melissa Kruger. Word First is dedicated to defending the truth of God’s Word, declaring the good news it contains, and discipling others to follow it.

Dr. Michael J. Kruger is the Samuel C. Patterson Chancellor’s Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary. Learn more: [https://wordfirst.org/about/](https://wordfirst.org/about/)

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