Spurred by his mother's death, Timothy Egan decided to take a pilgrimage and try to reconcile his own beliefs. He went on a thousand-mile journey along the Via Francigena leading to Rome. He delves into history, his own family's story, and his personal faith journey.

"Ryan Fleming is a young agnostic reeling from his brother's death. Though he is deeply angry with God, he makes good on a promise he made to his brother in the final moments of his life: to visit a church at least once. But shortly after his arrival, the slick megachurch's shoddily installed video projector falls on his head--sending Ryan through a wormhole into another world. After a narrow escape from the City of Destruction, where the comfortably...

Writer, director, actor, and historian, Terry Jones presents his view of Chaucer and his society. He vigorously supports his theory that in later life, Chaucer was a highly controversial figure, which lead to his assassination.