In a modern retelling of Job - a Midwestern Physics Professor finds his life spiraling out of control as personal, professional, & financial setbacks all seemingly strike at once- leaving him searching for answers & meaning. Tune in as Chris talks Old Testament, Cosmic Indifference, & Jefferson Airplane as the LSCE screens the Coen Bros. 2009 black comedy "A Serious Man." Join us!
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