#1 | 10/11/2010A New Adam
The origins of America’s unique religious landscape—how the New World challenged the faiths the first European settlers brought with them. A new message of spiritual rebirth swept
through the colonies, kindling a rebellious spirit that fused with the political upheaval of the American Revolution.
#2 | 10/11/2010A New Eden
The beginnings of America’s experiment in religious liberty, examining how the political alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures such as Thomas Jefferson forged a new concept of religious freedom—first in Virginia and ultimately in the Bill of Rights.
#3 | 10/12/2010A Nation Reborn
How religious belief shaped the origins of the Civil
War and President Abraham Lincoln’s actions during the conflict. As Northern abolitionists and Southern slaveholders clashed over the question of slavery, each side turned to the Bible to argue its cause, with each side declaring God was on its side.
#4 | 10/12/2010A New Light
The intellectual and cultural conflicts between traditional religious beliefs and the forces of modernity, which reached a crescendo in the 1925 trial of John Scopes, a Tennessee teacher arrested for teaching evolution.
#5 | 10/13/2010Soul of a Nation
A contradiction at the heart of the post-war era:
while the Supreme Court embarked on decisions that required government actions to have a secular purpose, fresh religious energy surged through the nation, fueling the Cold War fight against “Godless Communism” and driving the civil rights movement which produced leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr.
#6 | 10/13/2010Of God and Caesar
In the present day, exploring the political
aspirations of the religious right, the dynamics of the contemporary religious marketplace, and the re-emergence of a religious voice in the Democratic Party.
YouTube Premium (coming soon)
New on Amazon Instant Video
New on Netflix
