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Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Looks at the history of the rise of Christianity as experienced by the adherents of the traditional religions of the ancient world who directly experienced the major disruptions brought about by the rise of what they viewed as an upstart cult.
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Pub. Date
[2006], c2003
Language
English
Description
This program sheds light on the evolution and spread of Christianity across 13 centuries of architecture and art. Selected sites and masterpieces include the 8th-century monastic settlement on Inishmurray Island, off the coast of Ireland; frescoes in the catacombs of San Domitilla and Caravaggios at Santa Luigi di Franchesi, in Rome; the Hagia Sophia, once a Christian cathedral, in Istanbul; the astonishing underground churches of Lalibela, in Ethiopia;...
4) A short history of Russia: how the world's largest country invented itself, from the pagans to Putin
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethnic group, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has been subject to invasion by outsiders, from Vikings to Mongols, from Napoleon's French to Hitler's Germans. In order to forge an identity, it has mythologized its past to unite its people and to signal strength to outsiders ... Mark Galeotti explores the history of this fascinating, glorious, desperate and exasperating...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006], c2006
Language
English
Description
Beliefs spelled out in the Apostle's Creed link Christians around the world-but in practice, the faith has fractured. This program presents views from five insightful and widely differing believers who reveal their thoughts on conflict and harmony within Christianity. The participants are Terry Waite, author, humanitarian, and former hostage in Beirut; Ann Widdecombe, conservative British politician and Catholic convert; the Reverend Joel Edwards,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"El pequeño pueblo de Hawkins Hollow no resistirá un ataque más. El fin está mas cerca que nunca. Años atrás, después de llevar a cabo el ritual que los convirtió en hermanos de sangre, Gage, Fox y Caleb salieron del bosque cada uno con una parte de una sanguinaria. Ahora, esta piedra se ha convertido en un arma decisiva en la batalla final contra el demonio que liberaron. Esta vez, el ganador se lo llevará todo. Pesadillas compartidas, visiones...
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Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Spy-turned-vicar Max Tudor, reveling in his new-found personal happiness with Awena Owen, feels that life at the moment holds no greater challenge than writing his Easter sermon. With Awena away, he looks forward to a dinner that includes newcomers to the village like West End dramatist Thaddeus Bottle and his downtrodden wife Melinda. But when one of the dinner guests is found dead in the pre-dawn hours, Max knows a poisonous atmosphere has once...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Zinester, author, maturing hipster, and graduate of the prestigious Wesleyan University, Pagan Kennedy first captured the hearts of America with her personal zine Pagan's Head. Drawing from this source, she presents not only the zine-world standards (an interview with the ever-beguiling Lisa Suckdog, articles on dumpster diving, and eight-track collecting), but also includes some helpful dating tips, such as "Pretend to go to the bathroom and never...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Giants - Fact or fiction? Is there any truth to ancient civilizations' stories about giants roaming the earth? Can the Holy Scriptures shed light on this phenomenon, and reveal the history, purpose, and future ramifications for mankind? Pastor Mike Hoggard uses the sure word of Scripture to answer an astounding yes to all these questions. This video meticulously details the amazing number of Bible verses that refer to these super-humans and their...
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Pyramids, dragons and serpents, oh my! This is the 21st Century, but do any of these have meaning today for people of Bible faith? Pastor Mike Hoggard, in comparing King James Bible knowledge to the footprints of history, makes some startling discoveries that every believer needs to know in these days of dark deception. The ancient pyramids have inexorable connection to the giants and their religion but are still a part of Satan's plan for the end...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Going deep undercover in the infamous Pagan motorcycle gang, a longtime ATF agent relates how he lived among the club's most violent and criminally insane members for two years, covertly building a case that would eventually take down the top members of the gang in a massive federal prosecution.
13) Music in Time
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Pub. Date
[2012], c1982
Language
English
Description
James Galway takes us backward through time to demonstrate how ageless and universal the human impulse is to make music. Working chronologically backward from Ligeti to Gregorian chant, Galway outlines the development of Western music. The impishness in his smile and tone are quickly submerged in the depth of his commitment to music and his enthusiastic conviction that knowledge of musical history is a prerequisite to understanding and that understanding...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Respected Christian author Brian Godawa shares the Biblical, ancient historical and mythical research that undergirds the stories behind his best-selling novel series, Chronicles of the Watchers, Bible stories retold through a supernatural lens of the ancient Hebrew worldview."-- From amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"A sweeping look at the ancient cross-cultural flows that worked to shape the long legacies of the major religions, right up to our contemporary moment. Primarily grounded in examining the Sumerian, Akkadian, Greek, Egyptian, Pagan, and biblical origins of various religious figures, practices, and beliefs, but drawing on a wide array of mythologies that stretch beyond this, this book is stunning in its scope and impressive in the rich, fascinating...
Language
English
Description
Once paganism was seen as an antiquated belief system that modern frameworks had made redundant. Now it is claimed paganism is one of the fastest growing religions in the UK and US. Have the pagan gods of nature given us a new haven for spirituality? Or is it a superficial entertainment for lost westerners? The Panel Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics Eileen Barker, philosopher at the University of London Stephen Law, science...
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