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Leap of Faith is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Pearce and starring Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, and Lukas Haas. The film is about Jonas Nightengale, a Christian faith healer who uses his revival meetings to milk money out of the inhabitants of Rustwater, Kansas.
Oct 2, 2024 · “Leap of Faith” film poster. (Image © Picturehouse) The film follows the pastors through a series of retreats — as they first get to know each other and talk about their hopes and aspirations, and then as they deal with the reality that friendship won’t erase their differences.
Leap of Faith: Directed by Richard Pearce. With Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson. Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Touring Christian evangelist Jonas Nightengale (Steve Martin) and his cohorts tend to put on their bogus faith-healing revivals in major cities, where hefty donations flow freely.
Though it is not The Colossian Forum’s film, Leap of Faith shows the beauty that can emerge in conflicted spaces, and demonstrate that faith communities have an extraordinarily important and positive role to play in a time of such deep national polarization.
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.
Dec 18, 1992 · “Leap of Faith” is the first movie to reveal the actual methods used by some revivalists and faith healers to defraud their unsuspecting congregations.
