Religion & Cultural Studies

Films Media Group, 2012, 20 minutes
Introduction to World Faiths (1:44) -- Scriptures (1:47) -- Links Between Religions (1:23) -- Similarity of Core Beliefs (1:24) -- Movement Toward Monotheism (1:35) -- Social Inequality (1:24) -- The Next Life (1:29) -- Sacred Spaces (1:47) -- Pilgrimage (1:55) -- Holy Days (2:01) -- Traditions (0:51) -- Religion in the 21st Century (1:00)

Films Media Group, 2012, 23 minutes
Introduction to Bah' Faith (2:10) -- The Bb & Baha'ullah (1:02) -- Early History of the Bah' Faith (1:48) -- Bah'u'llh (1:59) -- Bah'u'llh Subsequent Exile (2:29) -- Shrine of Bah'u'llh (1:34) -- Shrine of the Bb (1:35) -- Bah' Scripture (1:44) -- Equality of Men and Women (0:52) -- Bah' Faith--Daily Living (2:02) -- Bah' Leadership (0:53) -- Bah' Calendar (1:04) -- Bah' Houses of Worship (1:38)

Films Media Group, 2012, 21 minutes
Buddhist Demographics (1:57) -- The Life of the Buddha (1:59) -- Spreading Buddhism (1:04) -- Connection with Hinduism (0:52) -- The Buddhist Path (1:27) -- Themes in Buddhism (1:51) -- Tripitaka (0:44) -- Buddhist Monk (2:25) -- Buddhist Architecture (2:08) -- Schools of Buddhism (2:24) -- Buddhism's Three Jewels (2:19)

Films Media Group, 2012, 24 minutes
Introduction to Christianity (2:01) -- Gospels (1:25) -- Bethlehem (1:21) -- Jesus' Ministry (2:33) -- The Last Supper (1:37) -- Crucifixion & Resurrection (2:13) -- The Christian Bible (0:58) -- The Sermon on the Mount (1:07) -- The Apostles (2:06) -- Constantine (1:11) -- Four Christian Churches (2:34) -- Christian Traditions (2:27) -- Christianity Worldwide (1:11)

Films Media Group, 2012, 22 minutes
Introduction to the Eternal Way (1:51) -- Gods of Hinduism (1:37) -- Avatars (0:50) -- Krishna (1:27) -- Hindu Canon (2:02) -- The Dharma (0:39) -- Reincarnation (1:19) -- Holy River Ganges (1:05) -- Hindu Worship (3:07) -- Hindu Values (1:32) -- Hindu Celebrations (3:17) -- Lights and Summary of Hinduism (1:53)

Films Media Group, 2012, 22 minutes
Islam = Surrender to the Will of God (1:15) -- Muhammad (0:59) -- God Speaks to Muhammad (1:08) -- The Night Journey (1:03) -- 622 CE: The Hijra (1:28) -- Spread of Islam (2:04) -- Shia-Sunni Split in Islam (1:30) -- The Qur'an (1:35) -- Pillars of Islam: Belief and Prayer (2:03) -- Ablution & Congregational Prayer (2:11) -- Pillars of Islam: Fasting (2:31) -- Pillars of Islam: Alms & Pilgrimage (0:50) -- Islam Today (1:34)

Films Media Group, 2012, 25 minutes
Why "The Promised Land?" (2:20) -- Hebrews in Egypt (0:53) -- Moses (1:55) -- The Exodus (1:28) -- Golden Age and Jewish Revolts (1:08) -- Jewish Diaspora (1:35) -- From Persecution to State of Israel (1:08) -- Tanakh - Hebrew Bible (1:21) -- The Ten Commandments (1:39) -- Temple Mount (1:14) -- Jewish Rituals (2:41) -- Jewish Holy Days (2:42) -- Purim (1:59) -- Passover (1:18)

Films Media Group, 2012, 20 minutes
Introduction to Sikhism (1:42) -- Founder of Sikhism (2:33) -- Sikh Holy Text: Guru Granth Sahib (42:32) -- Gurdwara: Sikh Places of Worship (1:01) -- Vaisakhi (4:48) -- Martial Arts Display (1:14) -- Nishan Sahib (1:34) -- Service in the Sikh Community (1:39) -- Sikh Values (1:47)

Films Media Group, 1999, 57 minutes
Buddha The Enlightened One (2:36) -- Sedata Travels Across Country (3:43) -- Sedata Becomes the Buddha (3:02) -- Buddha's First Followers (2:22) -- Conception of Buddhism (3:20) -- Life in a Buddhist Monastery (3:37) -- Children in Buddhist Monasteries (2:51) -- Buddhist Meditation and Training (4:16) -- Emperor Ashoka and Buddhism (2:51) -- Buddhist Autumn Festival (2:41) -- Who is the Image of Buddha? (3:11) -- Will Buddhism Survive? (2:50) -- Zen Buddhism (5:15) -- Zen Buddhism in Japanese Art (3:01) -- Devotional Buddhism (3:52) -- Michi Rin and Buddhism in School (2:54) -- Buddhism and Hope (3:13)

Films Media Group, 1999, 57 minutes
Finding Hope in Christianity (3:43) -- Faith and Social Commitment (3:39) -- Jesus' Teachings and Life (3:31) -- Cross Symbolism and Three Religions (3:01) -- From Judaism to Orthodoxy (3:20) -- Greek and Russian Orthodoxy (3:56) -- Russian Revolution and Orthodoxy (4:26) -- Easter in Russian Orthodox Churches (3:54) -- Early Roman Christian Church (4:34) -- Roman Catholic Church (4:22) -- Birth of Protestantism (4:49) -- Reformation Churches (3:21) -- Christianity in a Global Society (6:14) -- Hope for the Future (2:14)

Films Media Group, 1999, 55 minutes
Hindu Celebration in India (3:06) -- Indian Meaning of Hinduism (2:29) -- Bathing in the Ganges River (3:31) -- India's Caste Society (2:55) -- Religious Scripture and Mantras (3:06) -- Vedas Scriptures and Illiteracy (2:47) -- Hindu Fire Rituals and Beliefs (3:20) -- Hindus Pursue the Reality of Life (3:47) -- Ancient Tantracism (3:40) -- Hinduism Compared to Christianity (3:23) -- Full Moon Festival and Cremation (3:32) -- Karma and Nirvana (1:51) -- Hindu Marketplace (3:02) -- Modernization Threatens Hinduism (3:07) -- India's Overpopulation and Poverty (2:51) -- Ramakrishna and Vivekanada (2:42)

Films Media Group, 1999, 57 minutes
Jewish Wedding Ceremony (6:02) -- Jewish Unity (3:43) -- Land of Canaan (2:57) -- Abraham and Monotheism (2:52) -- Passover (4:51) -- Covenant (2:45) -- King David (3:37) -- Jewish Survival (2:35) -- Judaism in Germany (6:18) -- Genocide (3:45) -- After the Holocaust (3:39) -- State of Israel (2:17) -- Israeli and Palestinian Tensions (2:20) -- Orthodox Fundamentalists (4:19) -- Modern Judaism (3:03)

Films Media Group, 1999, 57 minutes
Religious Rituals (3:42) -- Singapore's Religious Harmony (2:18) -- China's Landscape and Diversity (3:37) -- Fortune Tellers and Worldview (4:29) -- Temple on Mount Tai (3:42) -- Sages and Confucianism (3:45) -- Philosophy of Confucius (3:45) -- Humanity of Confucianism (4:01) -- Acupuncture and Taoism's Beginnings (5:08) -- Practice of Taoism (3:41) -- Buddhism (2:44) -- Christianity (2:32) -- Communism and Christianity (2:46) -- China's Humanist Tradition (3:28)

Films Media Group, 1999, 55 minutes
Ayers Rock (2:34) -- Early Migration to Australia (2:51) -- Hunter-Gatherers (2:31) -- Aboriginal Mythology (3:37) -- Tjukurpa Law (2:27) -- Initiation into Adulthood (3:42) -- Modern Aboriginal Dilemma (2:25) -- Balancing Modernity and Tradition (3:03) -- Human Origins (2:59) -- San People (2:57) -- Bantu Religious Ceremony (3:37) -- Religious Healing Ceremony (5:04) -- Zimbabwe City (3:45) -- Colonial Zimbabwe (2:19) -- African Civilization Debate (2:21) -- Art of Zimbabwe (2:56) -- Christian Liberation Theology (4:55)