Cathleen Falsani , author of The God Factor and Sin Boldly, is an award-winning religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. She attended Wheaton College and holds masters degrees in journalism and theology. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and fellow journalist, Maurice Possley.
Engaging Culture in a Postmodern World Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 1:30pm-3:00pm, Garden Salon 1
Including John Burke, Andy Crouch, and Gabe Lyons
Sinning Boldly
Thursady, February 12, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Windsor
Recently I turned my reporter's eye on myself and went looking for where grace turns up — in unexpected places and ways, and in relationship with my family, friends and strangers, at home, abroad and in the most unlikely places. The exercise, recorded in the book Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace, was transformative for me, both spiritually and professionally. We will talk about my adventures with grace in the wild and the God of audacious, fierce grace I came to know more deeply in my travels and writing.
Celluloid Spirituality
Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:30am-10:00am, Garden Salon 2
We will explore “The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers” by examining the spiritual content of the cinematic oeuvre of Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen. We will discover a rich portrait of post-modern faith in their enigmatic films, from "Raising Arizona" and "The Big Lebowski" to "Fargo" and "No Country for Old Men," and everything in between. We will talk about spirituality in the Coen films as well as the important spiritual lessons in other popular films of recent years.