▁P ull man ▁plays ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁is ▁vast ly ▁encourag ing ". ▁P ull man ▁and ▁Williams ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁National ▁Theatre ▁platform ▁debate ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁to ▁discuss ▁myth , ▁religious ▁experience ▁and ▁its ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁arts . ▁ ▁Don na ▁Fre itas , ▁professor ▁of ▁religion ▁at ▁Boston ▁University , ▁argued ▁that ▁challeng es ▁to ▁traditional ▁images ▁of ▁God ▁should ▁be ▁wel com ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁" l ively ▁dialog ue ▁about ▁faith ". ▁The ▁Christian ▁writers ▁Kurt ▁Brun er ▁and ▁Jim ▁W are ▁" also ▁un cover ▁spiritual ▁them es ▁within ▁the ▁books ". ▁P ull man ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Can ong ate ▁M yth ▁series , ▁The ▁Good ▁Man ▁Jesus ▁and ▁the ▁Sc ound rel ▁Christ , ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Mike ▁Col lett - White ▁as ▁" a ▁far ▁more ▁direct ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁fasc ination ▁and ▁power ▁of ▁story t elling ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Times ▁Magazine , ▁P ull man ▁said : ▁" The ▁place ▁religion ▁has ▁in ▁our ▁lives ▁is ▁a ▁permanent ▁one ." ▁He ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" no ▁point ▁in ▁condem ning ▁[ rel ig ion ] ", ▁and ▁mus ed ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁to ▁ask ▁philosoph ical ▁questions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁life . ▁He ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁useless