There is no God but God. Islam, there is no God but God. Romanian solution. Orthodox Christianity, the Rumanian solution. Rumanian solution. Chosen people. Judaism, the chosen people.
Notes:
Originally broadcast as a BBC-TV television program. Host, Ronald Eyre.
Contents:
v. 5. There is no God but God (title on container: Islam : there is no God but God). Introduction ; The great mosque ; The Koran ; University of Alaza ; Theory of balances ; Family tea party ; The great pilgrimage to Mecca ; The journey slows down / directed by Mischa Scorer. v. 6. The Romanian solution (title on container: Orthodox Christianity : the Rumanian solution). Introduction ; Whom do Orthodox Christians worship? ; Weekly celebration of the liturgy ; Preparing for Easter ; Saturday : Easter communion ; Easter Sunday ; Theological Institute ; Department of Religious Affairs / directed by Jonathan Stedall. v. 7. The chosen people (title on container: Judaism : the chosen people). Introduction ; The Amadeus String Quartet ; Jerusalem ; Morning prayer at a yeshiva ; The meaning of Israel ; The Holocaust ; The Sabbath / directed by Brian Lewis.
Summary:
Forms part of a series on world religions in which theater director Ronald Eyre travels around the globe asking people basic questions about their religious beliefs and practices. Vol. 5 visits Egypt to explore the experience of Islamic worship. Includes interviews with a number of Muslims who discuss their personal attitudes and approaches to their religion. Describes the main tenets of Islam and shows scenes of Muslims praying in a mosque, signing a marriage contract, attending a class for the study of the Koran, and boarding a plane to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. Vol. 6 examines the unique relationship that existed between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Communist state in Romania. Visits a number of Romanian churches and shows a funeral, pre-Easter activities of villagers, and the Eastern Orthodox Christian liturgy with its Byzantine splendor and inspiring choral music. Includes interviews with priests, a bishop, and church members concerning their religious beliefs. Vol. 7 consists of interviews with several Jews living throughout the world who attempt to define the significance of being one of the chosen people. Includes discussions with Elie Wiesel, Norbert Brainin and the Amadeus Quartet, and Dr. Pinchas Peli, a tenth-generation rabbi. Depicts Jewish prayer and ritual and students debating the meaning of the Talmud. Journeys to Jerusalem and shows its schools, synagogues, and the Wailing Wall.
Series:
The BBC classics
OCLC:
(OCoLC)49978517
Locations:
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)
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