A History of Christianity
Blending personal insight with historical expertise, acclaimed Oxford University religious scholar Diarmaid MacCulloch explores the origins, growth, trials, and triumphs of Christianity in this six-part series.
- Series: A History of ChristianityThe First Christianity
Catholicism: The Unpredictable Rise of Rome
Orthodoxy: From Empire to Empire
Reformation: The Individual Before God
Protestantism: The Evangelical Explosion
God on Trial
Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason
When religion and secularism meet, the result is often a labyrinth of misunderstanding. In this twelve-part series, which Newsday calls "rich, provocative, and enthralling," Bill Moyers explores the complex region between rationality and belief, joined by some of the world's noted writers and thinkers.
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Films On Demand
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- The Battle for the Language of the Bible (52:00)In late-medieval England, English quietly ousted French in law and government— but the move to make it God’s language meant bloodshed. This program looks at the battle for a Bible in English, a struggle with huge impact on the language itself.
- The Bible's Buried Secrets: Beyond Fact or Fiction (112:00)Go on a scientific journey to the beginnings of modern religion, and dig into both the Bible and the history of the Israelites through the artifacts they left behind. The film focuses on the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) as the foundation for the great monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
- African Ascetics and Celtic Monks: Christianity in the 5th and 6th Centuries (48:00)Part one of this program features the sacking of Rome and introduces Augustine of Hippo and his The City of God, which examines the Church’s uneasy relationship with human frailty and worldliness...
- The Birth of a New Religion: Christianity in the 1st and 2nd Centuries (48:00)Part one of this program presents the life of Jesus against the backdrop of first-century Judea, inhabited by the Jews and occupied...
The Faith We Confess Series
Series: The Faith We Confess: A 21st-Century Look at the Meaning and Relevance of the Apostles' Creed
- Believe (46:00)Each Sunday millions of people around the world stand to recite a creed that affirms their belief in the Christian faith. In this program Christian theologians provide an overview of the tenets...
- Almighty, Maker (44:00)The Apostles’ Creed begins with the words “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.” This program explores the concept of God as an all-powerful being...
- Savior of the World (59:00)The first part of the Apostles’ Creed establishes God as omnipotent, and the second part moves on to present God as “the Son.” In this program, Christian theologians discuss the nature of Jesus Christ...
- Acquainted with Grief (59:00)After describing his birth, the Creed notes that Jesus Christ “suffered under Pontius Pilate,” thus providing a historical context for the crucifixion. In this program, Christian theologians discuss...
- The Last Enemy Defeated (52:00)The Creed declares that “on the third day he rose again from the dead.” What does it mean that Jesus was raised up, after death, by God? In
- The Breath of God (59:00)The term “Holy Spirit” or even “Holy Ghost” was more easily grasped by Christian celebrants when the Apostles’ Creed was first written. This program helps clarify the concept of the Holy Spirit...
- All That Debt (44:00)The Apostles’ Creed ends with an affirmation of belief in the redemptive nature of Christianity. Forgiveness, sin, and “life everlasting” according to Christian doctrine are the focus of this program...