The passengers on the train to Taulkinham show mixed reactions when Haze questions their belief in Jesus. "Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor's astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is the story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his inborn, desperate fate. He falls under the spell of a "blind" street preacher named Asa Hawks and his degenerate fifteen-year-old...

Jan Hus lived from 1371-1415. In the Middle Ages, Hus openly opposed the power of the Catholic Church and became a National hero of the Czech Republic. In this Film Ideas video, explore Hus'early life, work at the University of Prague, his fight against the Catholic Church, and his work in exile.

The story of how crisis and tragedy prepared Joe Biden to become America’s next president. Those who know him best describe the searing moments that shaped President-Elect Biden and what they reveal about how he will govern.

One-term Presidents are often overlooked – but what makes William Taft’s time in office memorable is the fact that it was defined by a series of unusual firsts.

In 1926, 49-year-old Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and a debutant at the Court of Queen Victoria, shot Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range in front of an adoring crowd in CampidoglIo Rome.Her assassination attempt saw her imprisoned and interrogated, before a deal was brokered by Mussolini and the British Foreign Office to have Violet committed to a lunatic asylum, written off as a lone "mad Irishwoman,"...

Gautama Siddhartha Buddha lived 563 BC-483 BC. The founder of Buddhism was said to be the first person to break the Wheel of Samsara. In this Film Ideas video, explore Buddha's early life, exposure to suffering, enlightenment, and teachings.

Leaving behind his Boston childhood, Benjamin Franklin reinvents himself in Philadelphia where he builds a printing empire and a new life with his wife Deborah. Turning to science, Franklin gains worldwide fame from his lightning rod and experiments in electricity. After entering politics, he spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his own family starts to come apart.

St. Thomas Aquinas lived from 1225-1274. The monkdeveloped five proofs that god exists; the sixth proof was reasoned 500 years later. In this Film Ideas video, explore Aquinas' early life, education, philosophical papers, and Christian philosophy.

Abraham Lincoln worked his way up from humble beginnings to become the 16th president of the United States. He served in the White House in the midst of a national crisis. Though ill-prepared for the trauma of a civil war, he adapted himself to the circumstances to become an extraordinary leader. A flexible man of thought and a master of words, he is best known for signing the Emancipation Proclamation and writing the Gettysburg Address. For all his...

George Washington lived from 1732-1799. Asone of America's founding fathers, his face is known around the world. In this Film Ideas video, explore Washington's early life, education, romantic life, patriotism, andaccomplishmentsas America's first president.