Dune, the Fremen, and the Gift of Faith: How God Shapes His People Through Suffering

What if faith created God instead of God creating faith? That's the materialist theology at the heart of Dune—and it reveals everything about the difference between real faith and false religion.

In this video, we loved unpacking how Herbert reverse-engineers God, the Messiah, and salvation…all sandwiched between the Bene Gesserit's cynical manipulation and the Fremen's genuine hope, and Paul Atreides’ tragic pursuit of real virtue through false prophesy.

Dune perfectly illustrates what happens when human intellect becomes an idol, and how our own hopes can bring us back to the true Biblical narrative: where God's reality comes first, and faith follows.

We hope you enjoy this video as much as we enjoyed making it, and we can’t wait to discuss Dune with you!!