Religion & Spirituality
PROMISED PARADISECultural Studies 2007 Terrorism Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science Performing Arts Media Studies Islamic Studies Asian Studies Southeast Asian Studies
How can one believe that terrorism leads to heaven? Banned by the Indonesian government, this provocative documentary examines the psychology of extremism in a country with the largest Muslim population in the world.
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AWAKE ZIONReligion & Spirituality Jewish Studies African-American Studies Latin-American Studies African Studies New York City Music Cultural Studies Directed by Women 2020
Re-released for 2020. Ever wonder why Jews and Rastafarians both use the Star of David and make references to Zion? This exuberant documentary explores the surprising connections between reggae culture and Judaism.
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FIRE WITHINMiddle Eastern Studies Jewish Studies Islamic Studies Religion & Spirituality Peace & Conflict Sociology
30 Teenagers (10 Israeli Arabs, 10 Israeli Jews, and 10 American Jews) explore the differences and similarities between them while traveling through Spain and Israel under a special youth program.
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PASSIONATE VOICES: American Jews and Israeli-Palestinian ConflictReligion & Spirituality Jewish Studies Sociology Middle Eastern Studies American Studies Directed by Women
The film is designed to promote respectful dialogue on this divisive topic and raises questions such as: Do mainstream Jewish institutions foster dialogue, or silence dissent? Is there a room in this conversation for a range of ideas? If not, what is lost?
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BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT: CHRIS JACKSON’S JOURNEY TO ISLAMAfrican-American Studies Middle Eastern Studies Islamic Studies American Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Directed by Women Immigration
Basketball star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf caused a national stir when the NBA suspended him for refusing to stand during the national anthem because of his "Muslim conscience."
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SYRIA: Between Iraq and a Hard PlaceTerrorism Studies Sociology Religion & Spirituality Political Science
Imagine a nation located between Israel, with its ongoing Palestinian tensions, and Iraq occupied by US forces. High U.S. officials threaten Syria, accusing it of accumulating weapons of mass destruction and having links to terrorists. A Syrian filmmaker’s journey back to Quneitra, his childhood hometown destroyed in 1973 after the Israeli army’s withdrawal from the captured Golan Heights, reveals unresolved tensions between Israel and Syria jeopardizing peace in the region
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LOURDESAnthropology Europe Health Religion & Spirituality Sociology
Examines the most famous of Marian shrines, in France, which is visited by more than five million pilgrims each year.
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CAMILO TORRES: THE GUERRILLA PRIESTLatin-American Studies Political Science Religion & Spirituality Sociology
A film biography of the Colombian priest who was killed by government anti-guerrilla forces in 1966, becoming a revolutionary martyr and symbol of the new activist priest in Latin America.
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MAKHALIPILE: THE DAUNTLESS ONEAfrican Studies Peace & Conflict Religion & Spirituality Sociology
Archbishop Trevor Huddleston's name has become synonymous with the battle against racial tyranny in South Africa. This film intersperses interviews and rare archival footage to chronicle Archbishop Huddleston's life and work and his continuing commitment to the destruction of apartheid.
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VOODOO KINGDOMAfrican Studies Anthropology Latin-American Studies Religion & Spirituality Sociology
In Haiti and many African countries today, voodoo is an integral part of daily life. Filmed in the Republic of Benin, this video examines the reality of voodoo as a polytheistic religion, including more than 260 gods, the beliefs of which include ancestral worship and direct dealing with supernatural forces.
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FAREWELL, BARBIANA!Education Europe Sociology Religion & Spirituality Children & Young Adult
Tells the story of Don Lorenzo Milani, a Catholic priest sent in the Sixties to the small isolated village of Barbiana in Tuscany, where the children of the local peasants and farmer workers had been neglected by the state educational system.
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THE RIDDLE OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Based on the controversial work of biblical scholar Dr. Barbara Thiering, this video examines the historical background to the bible and its portrayal of Jesus.
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