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America’s Most Hated Family in Crisis (The Sequel)

A follow up to the 2006 documentary, The Most Hated Family In America, one of the most popular documentaries on Documentary Stream. Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas for another week-long visit with the family behind the Westboro Baptist Church.
The Phelps family are still antagonizing communities with their offensive slogans and anti-gay posters. But 5 [...]

April 10, 2011 Religion 1 Comment

The History of Christianity

A History of Christianity is a six-part British television series originally broadcast on BBC Four in 2009. The series was presented by Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of History of the Church at St Cross College Oxford, and considers the evolution of the Christian faith and its four main forms: Orthodoxy, Oriental Christianity, [...]

February 28, 2011 Christianity 0 Comments

Alternative Therapies: Meditation and Neuroscience

Join Kathy Sykes on a personal journey of exploration into the controversial world of alternative therapies. Are there lessons for mainstream medicine to be learned from these increasingly popular therapies?
In a journey that takes her from Buddhist monks in Nepal, to brain labs in America – via yogic flying – Kathy investigates what cutting edge [...]

February 5, 2011 Spirituality 0 Comments

Bloodline: Jesus and Mary Magdalene

Bloodline investigates the popular belief that Jesus married Mary Magdalene, who fled to southern France with their child. In an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones, filmmaker Bruce Burgess and team crack the shadowy secret society, known as the Priory of Sion. Their investigation follows clues linking the Knights Templar and the legend of Mary Magdalene [...]

February 5, 2011 Christianity 0 Comments

Apocalypse? The Puzzle of Revelation

This History Channel documentary on the Biblical Book of Revelations is a decent introduction to this most puzzling and intriguing book of all the canonical writings. “The Apocalypse of John” has fascinated readers since ancient times and this short DVD highlights a number of topics that should prepare the interested viewer [...]

November 29, 2010 Christianity 2 Comments

The Secrets of the Kabbalah

A fascinating look at the one of the world’s most ancient and mysterious books, The Kabbalah. This sacred book explains the relationship between man and god (the finite world and the eternal), and sets out to reveal the mystical pillars of ancient wisdom.

October 25, 2010 Religious History 0 Comments

Hidden Wisdom: Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition

Tim Wallace-Murphy Lee talks about the root of religion in ancient history and sacred symbols. His lecture is based on his book Hidden Wisdom: Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition.

October 25, 2010 Religious History 0 Comments

The End of God?: A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion

As the Pope ends his visit to Britain, historian Dr Thomas Dixon delves into the BBC’s archive to explore the troubled relationship between religion and science. From the creationists of America to the physicists of the Large Hadron Collider, he traces the expansion of scientific knowledge and asks whether there is still room for God [...]

October 21, 2010 Religion 0 Comments

Ancient Drugs

Join Dr. Andrew Weil and other leading physicians and scholars in this often-surprising look at the long history of drug use in different cultures worldwide.
Since mankind’s beginning, in every civilization, human beings have found ways to alter their consciousness in search of something “greater” than everyday reality. To this end, we have indulged in and [...]

September 26, 2010 Psychedelic 0 Comments

What Would Jesus Buy?

What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!
From producer Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me and director Rob Van Alkemade comes a [...]

August 31, 2010 Christianity 0 Comments

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