Episode
Touched by an Angel: Jones vs. God
Overview
A distraught farmer in a drought-stricken community files suit against God. Tess arrives to defend, and Monica to testify. The trial teaches the farmer and everyone else in town the value of being good neighbors, and also drives home a stern lesson about the inherent folly of theodicy – an attempt to judge God by human standards.
Details
- Series
- Touched by an Angel
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1997-10-19
- Runtime
- 48 min
Episode context
Jones vs. God is Episode 5 in Season 4 of Touched by an Angel. It aired on 1997-10-19. The runtime is 48 min.
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Episode 4: Children of the Night
The angels must help some homeless children who have banded together to be a family. They need a secure place to live and to find their faith again.
Episode 6: The Pact
The communal gathering breeds desperation at a summer camp for HIV-positive girls. The angels act quickly to stop the girls from contemplating their suicide pact.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Nothing But Net
Hero-worship plays havoc when an impressionable youth develops a bond with a troubled Salt Lake Saints point guard. The angels join forces to redirect the path of both people, rescuing them from immediate and future danger.
Episode 7: Sandcastles
Monica and Rafael have a day off and go to the beach. Their vacation is cut short when they find a message in a bottle from someone asking for help.
Episode 2: Great Expectations
A couple expecting their first child have a baby shower at a café where Andrew is the temporary worker. Tess and Monica are Lamaze teachers. During a visit to the doctor, the parents learn their child has Down Syndrome.
Episode 8: My Dinner With Andrew
Substituting for a fellow angel, Andrew unwittingly draws a bidding war at a bachelor auction for charity. The angels serve up an elegant meal and an important life lesson.
Episode 1: The Road Home (I)
Joe Greene returns to his brother Russell’s home where his son is living. On the drive, he causes an accident that kills two people and puts a child in the hospital. He does not tell anyone.
The crossover continues on Promised Land S02E01 The Road Home (II).
Episode 9: Charades
Monica and Tess expose the truth of a Hollywood blacklisting scandal when they're sent to aid a powerful, Tinseltown agent.
Episode 10: The Comeback
When parental superstition threatens the career of a budding Broadway actress, the angels step in to redirect the faith of both mother and daughter.
Episode 11: Venice
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Episode 12: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
When a developmentally disabled man's brother disappears into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Monica comes to comfort him by reliving her experience with the famed author Mark Twain.
Episode 13: Deconstructing Harry
Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow God to repair their pain and move on.