Beneath the sugary facades of Evangelical Christians’ lives lie gritty realities.  One of those realities belongs to Saturday Jones.  After he abandons his fiancée and has an affair with a married woman, he must grapple with whether he failed his faith or it failed him.  When the cuckolded husband seeks revenge, Saturday escapes across the country to Duke University, where new friends help him get a fresh start.  Mark urges him to renew his spirituality.  Lamar introduces him to a world of power ... more »

Beneath the sugary facades of Evangelical Christians’ lives lie gritty realities.  One of those realities belongs to Saturday Jones.  After he abandons his fiancée and has an affair with a married woman, he must grapple with whether he failed his faith or it failed him.  When the cuckolded husband seeks revenge, Saturday escapes across the country to Duke University, where new friends help him get a fresh start.  Mark urges him to renew his spirituality.  Lamar introduces him to a world of power and privilege.  Dexter, a stuttering rapper, challenges Saturday to understand the lives of blacks in the South.  And Fiona can’t seem to decide whether she wants to push Saturday away or draw him close.  Yet despite Saturday’s efforts to get away from his past, it will eventually catch up with him.  When it does, will his new life be undone?  Less