{"id":7661,"date":"2017-10-16T10:43:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=7661"},"modified":"2017-10-16T10:44:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T14:44:21","slug":"7661","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2017\/10\/7661.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Heart of Man&#8221; back in theaters + Books about God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading on purpose.<\/strong> These are some new and upcoming books that have found their way into my inbox which you may want to be aware of and even read for yourself. They also make for nice gifts for friends, family and fellow travelers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Heart of Man (2017) Teaser- Back for ONE MORE NIGHT!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vn8oExvgSj0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_14183\" class=\"yiv3540214308MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_14182\"><strong><em>The Heart of Man,<\/em> directed by Eric Esau (Fathom Events) &#8211; <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_14184\">Tuesday, October 17<sup>th<\/sup> at 7 PM local time<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The powerfully-themed docudrama about the Father&#8217;s relentless pursuit of his children <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_14184\">is returning to cinemas for a one-night encore event.\u00a0 This after coming in at #3 at the box office the day of its first showing (Sept. 14) with the #2 highest per-screen average.\u00a0 For info on locating a theater near you click<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwhttps:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/events\/the-heart-of-man.fathomevents.com\/events\/the-heart-of-man\"> here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi\" src=\"https:\/\/www.booksinc.net\/sites\/booksinc.net\/sites\/253\/City-Arts-%26-Lectures-Reza-Aslan.png\" alt=\"Image result for God: A Human History by Reza Aslan\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/>God: A Human History <\/strong><\/em><strong>by Reza Aslan (Random House) &#8211; Due November 7, 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Aslan, the author of the New York Times bestseller <em>Zealot<\/em>, reflects on the human quest to find and define God.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi\" src=\"https:\/\/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51jqhd8XuiL._SX330_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Happiness in This Life by Pope Francis\" width=\"126\" height=\"189\" \/>Happiness in This Life<\/em> by Pope Francis (Random House) &#8211; Due December 5, 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Excerpts from The pontiff&#8217;s writings, homilies and reflections are gathered and translated into English by topic (i.e. the search for meaning, happiness in relationships, reward and suffering, prayer and serenity).<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Speaking of the wisdom of Francis, I found this on Pinterest:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"irc_mi\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/a7\/32\/e7\/a732e798c25b49c6f12ef48b421894d2---top-happiness-project.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for Happiness in This Life by Pope Francis\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12818\" class=\"yiv0746937625MsoNoSpacing\"><strong><em>The Impossible: The Miraculous Story of a Mother&#8217;s Faith and Her Child&#8217;s Resurrection<\/em> by Joyce Smith with Ginger Kolbara (Faith Words) &#8211; Due November 7, 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12817\"><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12816\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12819\"><\/span><\/i><\/b><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12824\">The inspiring true story of Joyce Smith and her son John that is also in development for an upcoming film from Executive Producer DeVon Franklin (<i>Heaven is for Real, Miracles from Heaven<\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12826\" class=\"yiv0746937625MsoNoSpacing\"><strong>Synopsis (from the film&#8217;s press release):<\/strong> <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508141076168_12825\">When Joyce Smith&#8217;s 14-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than 60 minutes. But Joyce, who adopted her son through an already miraculous story, was not ready to give up on him. She mustered all her faith and strength and cried out to God in a loud and desperate plea to save her son.\u00a0 John&#8217;s heart miraculously started beating again!\u00a0 In the days after John\u2019s accident, he would defy every expert, every case history, and every scientific prediction.\u00a0 Sixteen days after falling through the ice and being pronounced clinically dead for an hour, John Smith walked out of the hospital on his own two feet, completely healed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith and culture: Reading on purpose. These are some new and upcoming books that have found their way into my inbox which you may want to be aware of and even read for yourself. 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