1. Saints and Sinners: Britain's Millennium of Monasteries
Janina Ramirez discovers how monasteries shaped all aspects of medieval Britain and created a dazzling array of art, architecture and literature, a story of faith, sacrifice, violence and corruption.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
2. Christianity: The First 1000 Years
The incredible story of the people who, despite persecution, grew Christianity from an obscure movement to one of the world's largest religions.
3. Christianity: The Second Millennium
The story of Christianity's second thousand years of existence, including its strength in the 1500s and the overwhelming challenges it has faced since then.
4. Spurensuche – Die Weltreligionen auf dem Weg (Spurensuche – Die Weltreligionen auf dem Weg)
Theologian Hans Küng explains and explores religions around the world, where they originated, and what defines them.
5. Religion of the World
(Religion of the World)
6. Bible's Buried Secrets
Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou examines how archaeological discoveries are changing the way people interpret stories from the Bible.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
7. Life's Rituals (La vie en quatre temps)
Birth, Coming of Age, Love and Death. These are the four cornerstones of life and are recognized in many different ways from one culture to another.
8. The Monastery
Five men searching for meaning in their lives accept a challenge from the Benedictine monks of Worth Abbey to live according to the monks' rules for 40 days and nights.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
9. The Western Tradition
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
10. Animated World Faiths
Animated World Faiths tells the stories of the world's major faiths and their founders. Gloriously animated in studios in India, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK, these programmes have been produced by a team of the worlds best childrens television producers.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
11. Raël: The Alien Prophet (Raël : Le prophète des extraterrestres)
Featuring interviews with his followers, critics and Raël himself, this docuseries traces how a UFO-inspired religion spiraled into a controversial cult.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
12. God in America
God in America explores the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America, from the first European settlements to the 2008 presidential election.</p><p>This series examines how religious dissidents helped shape the American concept of religious liberty and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation's courts and political arena; how religious freedom and waves of new immigrants and religious revivals fueled competition in the religious marketplace; how movements for social reform -- from abolition to civil rights -- galvanized men and women to put their faith into political action; and how religious faith influenced conflicts from the American Revolution to the Cold War.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin
Yale Courses - This course approaches the New Testament not as scripture, or a piece of authoritative holy writing, but as a collection of historical documents. Therefore, students are urged to leave behind their pre-conceived notions of the New Testament and read it as if they had never heard of it before. This involves understanding the historical context of the New Testament and imagining how it might appear to an ancient person.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
14. Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief – is a 2004 television documentary series written and presented by Jonathan Miller for the BBC and tracing the history of atheism.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
15. Who Was Jesus?
(Who Was Jesus?)
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
16. Extraordinary Rituals
Explores the spectacular and emotional world of rituals.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. Drive Thru History: The Gospels
The story of Jesus from the locations recorded in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Dave travels to over 50 sites in Israel to deliver the Gospels in a fresh way, show the evidence for the truth of scripture, and encourage families to get excited about reading the Bible again.
18. Drive Thru History: Acts to Revelation
Dave Stotts explores the amazing lives of the very first Christians. Beginning in Jerusalem and using the Book of Acts as a roadmap, Dave travels the Mediterranean region to share the people, places, and events that launched the Christian faith.
19. Drive Thru History: Holy Land
From the Patriarchs of the Old Testament to the events in Jerusalem during the life of Christ, Dave travel on a visually exciting journey through the land of the Bible.
20. Drive Thru History: American History
Join Dave Stotts on an adventure through early American history as he tells the stories of the people, places, and events that shaped the founding of the United States of America. Dave travels to five countries in Europe and most of the original 13 colonies, tell stories of faith and freedom, inspiring families with a renewed appreciation for the heritage of our country.
