Briars in the Cotton Patch tells the nearly forgotten story of Koinonia Farm, a small Christian community in Southwest Georgia where whites and blacks chose to live and work together as equals despite the brutal and frightening consequences in the years leading up to the tumultuous Civil Rights era.
When Nazi forces invaded Holland in 1940 and began rounding up Jews, Corrie ten Boom, her sister Betsie, and their elderly father risked their lives to save as many as possible. A hidden room was secretly built in their home where the oppressed Jews took refuge until a Gestapo raid put an end to their operation. Corrie ten Boom: a Faith Undefeated recounts this unforgettable story for a new generation.
This documentary looks at the life of William Ashley “Billy” Sunday (1862-1935), who began his career as a baseball player but later became one of the most influential American evangelists of the early 20th century.
Explores how a simple monk made waves by nailing his points of discussion on Wittenberg's Castle church, confronted the power of Rome, and ultimately brought about the Protestant Reformation.
Navajo Code Talkers of WWII provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation.
Magna Carta, widely regarded as a foundational text of the British and U.S. Constitutions and an essential guarantor of basic freedoms, has inspired imitators across ages and across continents. To what extent is it right to see the Great Charter as a fount of freedom, democracy and rule of law, and how relevant is it today?
They started out as average, unexceptional men of their time: fishermen, farmers, local magistrates. But their dedication to a prophetic Jewish preacher in the backwaters of the Roman Empire transformed them into revolutionaries and, in the process, changed the world itself in ways that would reverberate across time for two thousand years.
In this major two-part BBC documentary series, beloved actor David Suchet, best known for his role as Detective Hercule Poirot on PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery, goes on a compelling journey in search of Simon bar Jonah, better known as St. Peter.
"Never Again?" seeks to educate others on the horrors and consequences of anti-Semitism.
This is the story of one remarkable woman, whose devotion to a generation of heroes transcended all boundaries.
Four half-hour programs to introduce the Bible.
Set includes all three parts of the documentary series, A Man Named Martin.
Narrated by Sir David Suchet and featuring Ancient Greek historian Dr. Michael Scott,Ancient Bible Destinations visits some of Greece's most popular cities, ruins, and historical sites.
Penn’s Seed: The Awakening is a documentary about the life and legacy of William Penn, an early advocate of religious freedom and democracy.
This series gives viewers an in-depth look at the forces and people who shaped the Protestant Reformation. Episode 1 introduces viewers to the world of the middle ages, the world in which Martin Luther lived.
This series gives viewers an in-depth look at the forces and people who shaped the Protestant Reformation. Episode 2 focuses on Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation.
THE AMISH: From the outside they all look the same, and yet each Amish person has their own story. Discover their stories. Six episodes, approximately 42 minutes each.
On February 8 2023, some students stayed after chapel at Asbury University and continued worshiping. And they kept going for 16 days!
This is a survey course designed to further stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of some of the pivotal events in the spread Christianity and sketches of great Christian figures who have significantly affected Christian history thereby shaping the history of the world. Kit includes six half-hour programs and PDFs of the leader's guide, program scripts, and student workbook.
This set of two includes Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace and Come Before Winter.
This ambitious project is designed to be the most detailed worldwide television presentation of the Orthodox Church, Her traditions, and Her sacramental life. The programs, produced in English and Greek, will serve as an educational tool for the Christian Orthodox Church in addressing the needs of a world-dispersed audience, and in making Orthodoxy better understood among those who are unfamiliar with this ancient Christian Church.
Two documentaries on the global issue of human-trafficking.
This Changed Everything: 500 Years of the Reformation celebrates the fruits of the Reformation while exploring difficult questions about the cost of division: Could schism have been avoided? Is there hope for reunification? What did Jesus really mean when He prayed for His followers to be "one"?
He was the most famous and dynamic preacher of the 18th century.