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Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In honor of his newly created religion, Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy renounces his title, property, and family in favor of poverty and celibacy. For the Countess Sofya, his wife of nearly fifty years, this is the last straw! After she discovers his plans to leave the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family, she decides to use every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, to fight for what she believes is...
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set in England during the 1300s, the series chronicles the lives of ordinary citizens as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France, all while Europe is bracing for the Black Death. Caris, a visionary woman, and her lover Merthin build a community that stands up to the Crown and the church.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
This six-part series presented by Diarmaid Maculloch reveal the true origins of Christianity and delve into what it means to be a Christian. The first Christianity: Professor MacCullough goes in search of Christianity's forgotten origins. Catholicism: How did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of Palestine, which preached humility and the virtue of poverty, become the established religion of Western Europe? Orthodoxy: Professor MacCullough discusses...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
2010-1120, 2010-1121 From the Crucifixion to the Crusades; the Reformation to the sweeping changes of Vatican II, each episode tracks the epic journey of the evolution of the faith. Drawing on ancinet texts, the Scriptures, commentary from renowned scholars, and visits to the sites where history was made, this is a chronicle of the events and personalities that left indelible marks on the landscape of faith, and also the forces behind them.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explore the life of Jesus and the movement he started, challenging familiar assumptions and conventional notions about the origins of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the series transports the viewer back two thousand years to the time and place where Jesus once lived and preached. Traces Jesus' life, focusing on the events that occurred...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Takes a spiritual journey throughout the country, breathing life into the history of the early days of Christianity and offering relevant and powerful insights into the events told in the world's bestselling book, the Bible. Narrated by Sir David Suchet and Featuring Ancient Greek historian Dr. Michael Scott
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Investigates the fascinating truths behind The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. From centuries-old secret societies to real-world cryptography and the high-stakes intrigue surrounding the installation of a new Pope to the sometimes uneasy relationship between the Vatican and leading scientists.
11) United States history origins to 2000: The American Revolution : the era of colonization (1585-1763)
Series
United States history origins to 2000 volume 02
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"This program vividly presents the hardships faced by the first European settlers, giving viewers a sense of the determination of the Jamestown and Puritan settlers. It traces the impact of the English in the New World, changes to Native American societies, religious diversity and freedom, and the role of the Pennsylvania Quakers. The French and Indian War occurs during this time as the struggle for control in North America unfolds."--Container.
12) Quo vadis
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up as the adopted daughter of a retired Roman general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway. Meanwhile,...
Pub. Date
©2007.
Language
English
Description
Faith of our founding fathers: In today's society, Americans are increasingly taught false views about the religious and moral beliefs of our founding fathers. View original documents that show that America's founders drew their ideas from their strong faith in God.
America's Godly heritage: Presents the beliefs of the founding Fathers concerning the proper role of Christian principles in education, government and in the public affairs of the nation....
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world. The origin of great literature, fine art, and modern government, it was also the first Christian empire. Pass through the gates of Constantinople, explore the magnificent mosque of Hagia Sophia and see the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks, Venice.
16) The last station
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In honor of his newly created religion, Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy renounces his title, property, and family in favor of poverty and celibacy. For the Countess Sofya, his wife of nearly fifty years, this is the last straw! After she discovers his plans to leave the rights to his iconic novels to the Russian people rather than his own family, she decides to use every trick of seduction in her considerable arsenal, to fight for what she believes is...
17) Peter and Paul
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
This epic network television mini-series brings to life the precarious existence of the early Christian church which was beset by violent oppositon from without and within. Peter and Paul emerge as two key leaders and struggle to keep the faith alive. The story of Peter and Paul is a story of the meaning of faith and love, liberty and law, victory and defeat, and life and death.
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