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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Religion, race, and politics in America have been intertwined for as long as the country has existed. In this empowering piece, director Jeanine Isabel Butler follows a bold group of Oklahomans working to bring change to their communities. These religious leaders from the Bible Belt refuse to accept that religion is meant only for a very specific group and are more interested in saving people from an earthly hell than the otherworldly one. This film...
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Great Courses volume 9
Language
English
Description
Logic is intellectual self-defense against such assaults on reason and also a method of quality control for checking the validity of your own views. But beyond these very practical benefits, informal logic—the kind we apply in daily life—is the gateway to an elegant and fascinating branch of philosophy known as formal logic, which is philosophy’s equivalent to calculus. Formal logic is a breathtakingly versatile tool. Much like a Swiss army...
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3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Tells the sweeping and dramatic story of religious life in America, examining more than 500 years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election. Examine this history as it has played out in public life, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States; the origins of the American concept of religious liberty; the dynamics of the ever-evolving American religious...
4) Mystic India
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1 videodisc (45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Experience the true story of an eleven-year-old child yogi, Neelkanth, who left his home in 1792 on a journey of enlightenment and awakening.
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English
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"Twenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduringly popular programs ever aired on PBS. In dialogues that adroitly span millennia of history and far-flung geography, the two men discuss myths as metaphors for human experience and the path to transcendence, touching on topics as diverse as world religion, heroic figures, and pop culture....
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1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The people within the Himalayan Kingdom of Mustang, one of the last authentic Tibetan sanctuaries, have struggled to keep their monasteries, art, and culture alive. On the edge of collapsing, learn how they are restoring their sacred sites and saving what they hold most dear.
7) Hail Satan?
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1 video disc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, they can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. A timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has...
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1 videodisc (approximately 72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Features interviews with religious leaders and politicians as they are asked what inspires them in these challenging times, as more and more people are turning to religion and spirituality to gain a sense of meaning and understanding with what they are facing.
10) Religulous
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1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Though fashioned as popular entertainment with laughs, light moments, and mostly humorous segments, Maher and the filmmakers are serious in castigating the body of literature whose influence on human history has been overwhelmingly negative. A globe-hopping Maher interviews various representatives of the Western religious faiths of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Mormonism. If, as Maher states, 16% of the U.S. population identifies as secular humanists...
11) Life of Brian
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Brian was born in a manger next door to Jesus, and his whole life he has been mistaken for a Messiah. As an adult, he becomes an unwilling prophet, wanting to free his land from the oppression of Rome.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Chronicles the rich history of an institution at the heart of the African American experience. Beginning with enslavement, traveling through Emancipation, Jim Crow, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights movement, and ending in the present-day, Gates takes viewers on a journey through time, focusing on the key events, charismatic figures, political debates, and musical traditions that have shaped, and been shaped by, the Black Church. The series also...
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1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Everybody knows the story of Santa Claus, the red–suited figure who lives at the North Pole and distributes gifts to good children every Christmas eve. But is there any historical evidence on which this jolly old character is based? Was there a real Santa Claus? To answer that question, host Mark Wilson, a distinguished historian and archeologist travels not to the North Pole but to modern day Turkey and Italy. There he uncovers clues that lead...
16) Sacred
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Multiple
Description
A documentary film that draws on the work of filmmakers around the world to explore religious experiences and rituals as they relate to the life cycle: birth, adolescence, marriage, old age, death and other key passages of life.
Drawing on the works of filmmakers around the world, explores religious experiences in various cultures as they relate to the milestones of human life.
18) Joven & alocada
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Obsessed with sex, the seventeen-year-old daughter of strict, religious parents details her thoughts and exploits on a blog.
19) God's not dead 2
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1 videodisc (2 hrs., 1 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A Christian teacher is forced before a judge for honestly answering a question about Jesus in the classroom. With the principal and superintendent joining forces with a zealous civil liberties group, Grace faces an epic court case that could cost her the career she loves and expel God from the classroom.
20) Naked in ashes
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The bearers of a 7,000 year old legacy, the yogis give up everything to seek self-realization. A young boy undergoes a secret initiation. On pilgrimage through the Himalayas, he journeys to the holiest festival on earth"--Publisher's website.
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