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New Book by Cathleen Falsani Explores the the Films of the Coen Brothers, Including 'A Serious Man'

The new movie by Joel and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man, opening today, is “easily the most overtly religious and autobiographical” of all their films, says author Cathleen Falsani. She examines the moral order of the Coeniverse in her new book, The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers.

Falsani, who saw A Serious Man at the Toronto International Film Festival, says the Job-like tale “poses questions that are as brutal as they are universal. The answers the Coens provide are unsatisfactory but truthful. There is no quid pro quo with God.”

An award-winning author and columnist, Falsani is a long-time Coen fan who named her blog, and now this book, after the mantra of the iconic slacker-hero of The Big Lebowski. The "Dudey Satva" of Dudeism (the tongue-in-cheek—but 60,000-strong—"religion" based on the theology and ethics of The Big Lebowski), Falsani offers an insightful guide to the moral order of the Coeniverse. Read More

Zondervan and TNT Share Inspirational Story of Ben Carson

Zondervan announces a special partnership with TNT centered around the brand new TNT Original movie GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY. Zondervan offers two books that correspond with the movie (Gifted Hands and the Gifted Hands TV Tie-in edition) starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Ben Carson that airs February 7 on TNT. Read More

 

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Bible Experience Actress Nominated for an Academy Award

Taraji Henson, who reads Psalm 53 and 55 in The Bible Experience, has been nominated for an Academy Award for her role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. To download a free clip of Psalm 55, go to www.BibleExperience.com and use download code PS55OSCHEN.

 

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