| Description |
1 online resource (106 min.) |
| Summary |
As a young Jewish man in 17th century Amsterdam, Baruch de Spinoza excelled as a theological student; but as he encountered free-thinking Protestants, atheists, and radicals in this relatively tolerant city, he began to question his religion and the nature of God. As a result, he was branded a heretic and faced excommunication |
| Notes |
"Includes an interview with Steven Nadler, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age"--Original container |
| Credits |
Directed by Rosalind Ayres; producing director, Susan Albert Loewenberg |
| Cast |
Performed by Ed Asner, Richard Easton, Andrea Gabriel, Arye Gross, Amy Pietz, James Wagner and Matt Wolf |
| Notes |
This edition in English |
| Subject |
Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 -- Drama
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Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 -- Religion -- Drama
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| SUBJECT |
Spinoza, Benedictus de, 1632-1677 fast |
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Religion
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sound recordings.
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Sound recordings
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Drama
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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Enregistrements sonores.
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Théâtre.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Nadler, Steven M., 1958- interviewee (expression)
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Asner, Edward, actor
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Ayres, Rosalind, director
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Loewenberg, Susan Albert, producer
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Easton, Richard, 1933-2019, actor.
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Gabriel, Andrea, 1978- actor.
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Gross, Arye, actor
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Pietz, Amy, actor
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Wagner, James, actor
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Wolf, Matthew, 1972- actor.
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L.A. Theatre Works, production company.
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