Commentary from Martin Marty, Mark Noll, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Joel Carpenter, Philip Gleason, Thomas Kidd, Darren Dochuk, Kathryn Long, and others. Six episodes each approximately 30 min. Originally produced in 2011. DVD bonus features include: study and discussion questions for class interaction ; script transcripts ; additional interviews with scholars.
Contents:
DVD 1: Faith in America : from monarches to the marketplace -- Many mansions -- Rebels with a cause -- DVD 2 : Challenges and change -- Home grown saints -- The future of Christianity.
Summary:
"Survey the entire more-than-400-year history of Christianity in America from before the Pilgrims to the present in this stunning DVD series. You'll gain valuable perspective on the people and ideas that shaped America and see how it came to be the first nation in history based upon the ideal of religious liberty. In this six-episode series you'll meet the spiritual visionaries, leaders and entrepreneurs who shaped Christianity across the centuries and dramatically impacted the culture we live in today, including Jonathan Edwards, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Archbishop John Joseph Hughes, Martin Luther King Jr. and Billy Graham among many other influential Protestant and Catholic Christians.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.