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Riddles of the Bible

Riddles of the Bible

Find out whether or not the stories of the Bible are based on real events. Today, biblical archaeologists and religious scholars rub shoulders with geologists, forensic astronomers, paleontologists, meteorologists, biologists, physicists, seismologists, and volcanologists. They're all scouring the globe...

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The Bible Unearthed

The Bible Unearthed

The Bible is both a religious and historical work, but how much is myth and how much is history? When and why was the Old Testament written, and by whom? What do contemporary archaeologists know about the Patriarchs? The...

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A History of Christianity

A History of Christianity

Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a Christian. When Diarmaid MacCulloch was a small boy, his parents used to drive him round...

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The Thinking Atheist

The Thinking Atheist

2009, Religion

From the author: Using satire, research and some common sense, we explore common-sense questions about God. A former Christian of 30 years, I ultimately found that religion, faith and scripture lacked any true answers, especially in the (bright) light...

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The Life of Muhammad

The Life of Muhammad

In a ground-breaking first for British television, this three-part series presented by Rageh Omaar charts the life of Muhammad, a man who - for the billion and half Muslims across the globe - is the messenger and final prophet...

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All God's Children

All God's Children

Through the eyes of three families, All God’s Children tells the personal story of the first boarding school for children of missionaries to be investigated for abuse at the hands of the parents’ missionary colleagues. The survivors and parents...

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Secrets of the Koran

Secrets of the Koran

The Koran is one of the most important works ever written. For almost one billion people worldwide, it is the Holy Scripture, the word of God and his prophet. For others, it is a historical artifact that has left...

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Secret Files of the Inquisition

Secret Files of the Inquisition

Based on previously unreleased secret documents from European Archives including the Vatican, Secret Files of the Inquisition unveils the incredible true story of the Catholic Church's 500-year struggle to remain the world's only true Christian religion. Filmed in High...

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Devil's Bible

Devil's Bible

At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from...

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Around the World in 80 Faiths

Around the World in 80 Faiths

Anglican vicar Peter Owen-Jones has been given a year's sabbatical to travel the world with a BBC crew to explore different faiths around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Pete Owen Jones presents the definitive guide to faith on earth, with eighty...

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