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Durrow lies in the center of Ireland and was one of a number of monasteries where teams of scribes wrote and illustrated manuscripts. The Book of Durrow was written about a hundred and fifty years before the better-known Book of Kells; its treatments are more restrained and abstract than Kells.

Arguably, no European country has suffered more throughout its history than Poland. This program captures some of the intensity behind Catholic worship in Poland, where the Church has been one of the main factors in preserving a sense of Polish identity. Interviews with Solidarity activists recall the Church's struggle in the 1980s, in particular the martyrdom of the young Father Popielsku. The program also looks at the role of the Church in the political...

Christianity is now over 2,000 years old. Yet today in the West it faces its greatest challenge--modernity and the rapid rise of the secular society. Can Christianity survive in the West? In the final episode of the series, practicing Catholic and leading barrister Cherie Blair examines how Christianity has fared in the face of World Wars, unprecedented suffering and monumental social change. While Christianity is marginal in Western Europe, it is...

Filmmakers are granted exclusive access to the Church of Latter-day Saints' Manchester chapter and its growing congregation of young converts in this eye-opening and thought-provoking documentary. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), or Mormons as they're commonly known, has cracked the formula for attracting young members to its ranks. What's their secret? In this film, the LDS Manchester chapter opens its doors for the first time....

This program examines the historical relations between Islam and Christianity and the long history of conflict between them. Iran's ambassador to the Vatican, Mohammad Masjed Jame'i, explains the basic differences and similarities between Islam and Christianity: the roles of Christ and Mohammad, the Bible and the Koran, and the main differences of approach. The program also examines the reasons for the continuing conflict between Islam and the West,...

This program tells the story of two different visions of Christianity and how each is finding a pulpit and battleground in Central America. In Nicaragua, the Sandanistas' view of Christianity says that the poor must not wait for justice, that the Kingdom of God can be achieved in this world. In Honduras, the poor are attracted to evangelical churches that promise a reward in heaven for the sufferings of this world, a view which poses no challenge...

Sweden was one of the last European countries to adopt Christianity, and now appears likely to be the first to abandon it. This program gives a concise account of Lutheranism, and examines how-or even whether-organized religion can survive in an affluent, liberal, thoroughly materialistic society.

This program explores Christian Reconstructionism, a powerful grassroots movement that urges believers to become politically active in order to create a worldview where the Bible is the basis for all government, laws, and economic systems. The movement offers an all-encompassing view on how to run a government, an economy, or one's personal life. Host Bill Moyers says the mainstream press has ignored the growth of Christian Reconstructionism just...

This program, based on detailed intelligence from the "Jesus file," focuses on Jesus' recruitment of disciples from fishermen along the Sea of Galilee, his relationship with fellow agitators Simon and Andrew, the growth of his popularity, and his lack of success preaching in Jerusalem-until he raises a man named Lazarus from the dead. This dossier also features archaeological information on a 1,900-year-old fishing boat, the recently discovered village...

The Jehovah's Witnesses are a fast-growing, media-shy religious sect that believe that Armageddon is rapidly approaching. Its members find fulfillment in their tight-knit community and in church activities, including the extensive proselytizing required by the faith. Children raised as Jehovah's Witnesses are often torn between the rewards of conforming to its laws and the freedoms of a secular world. This program focuses on the pressures adolescents...