{"id":3815,"date":"2017-04-04T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=3815"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:21:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:21:08","slug":"the-case-for-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/the-case-for-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"The Case for Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Lee Strobel\u2019s award-winning and best-selling book, the feature film <em>The Case for Christ<\/em> premieres in wide release on Friday, April 7.<\/p>\n<p>One day before the film opens nationwide \u2014 on April 6 <em>only <\/em>\u2014 a special Fathom event features Lee and Leslie Strobel in a post-premiere Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>The Case for Christ<\/em> film features Mike Vogel (THE HELP), Erika Christensen (<em>Parenthood<\/em>), Academy Award\u00c6 winner Faye Dunaway and Academy Award\u00c6 nominee Robert Forster.<\/p>\n<p>In the movie, a hard-driving journalist, Lee Strobel was exactly where he expected to be at work: on top. His award-winning investigative reporting recently earned him a promotion to legal editor at the <em>Chicago Tribune<\/em>. But things weren\u2019t going nearly as well at home. His wife Leslie\u2019s newfound faith in Christ went against everything Lee believed \u2014 or didn\u2019t believe \u2014 as an avowed atheist.<\/p>\n<p>Utilizing his journalistic and legal training, Lee begins a quest to debunk the claims of Christianity in order to save his crumbling marriage. Chasing down the biggest story of his career, Lee comes face-to-face with unexpected results that could change everything he knows to be true.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThursday, April 6 <\/strong>\u2013 The one-night Fathom Live Event is at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, and tape-delayed to 8 p.m. PT. Event attendees get an advance showing of the film before the wide release, as well as exclusive access to a Q&amp;A with Lee and Leslie Strobel, live streamed to Fathom theaters nationwide. The Q&amp;A is moderated by NFL Quarterback Kirk Cousins, and the panel also includes star Mike Vogel (Lee Strobel), director Jonathan Gunn, and screenwriter Brian Bird. In addition, attendees will receive a free download of the first two chapters of <em>The Case for Christ<\/em> book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 7 <\/strong>\u2013 <em>The Case for Christ<\/em> premieres in theaters in wide release.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/TheCaseforChristMovie.com\"><u>TheCaseforChristMovie.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Lee Strobel\u2019s award-winning and best-selling book, the feature film The Case for Christ premieres in wide release on Friday, April 7. One day before the film opens nationwide \u2014 on April 6 only \u2014 a special Fathom event features Lee and Leslie Strobel in a post-premiere Q&amp;A. 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