Dealing with Peer Pressure: I Made My Choice
The friendships that are formed during adolescence provide teenagers with some of their fondest memories. Friendships can also influence individuals to do things that they normally wouldn’t do. Actions that all too oft..
Demeter: The Miracle of Fertility
The earth is the foundation of all Greek mythology, for it was the abundance of the earth that caused the birth of the sky and the formation of the universe. This program begins in Eleusis, one of the oldest sanctuaries ..
Democracy Left Behind: NCLB and Civic Education
Do American schools adequately prepare students to take part in society? Can a complacent, ill-informed public trace its problems back to the nation’s classrooms? This program examines the impact of the No Child Left B..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 1. The first Christianity
When he was a small boy Diarmaid MacCulloch's parents used to drive him round historic churches. Little did they know that they had created a monster - the history of the Christian Church became his life's work. Now, no ..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 2. Catholicism : the unpredictable rise of Rome
Diarmaid MacCulloch's grandfather was a devout pillar of the local Anglican church and felt that any dabbling in Catholicism was liable to pollute the English way of life. But now his grandfather isn't around to stop him..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 3. Orthodoxy : from empire to empire
Today, Eastern Orthodox Christianity flourishes in the Balkans and Russia with over 150 million members worldwide. It's quite unlike Catholicism or Protestantism: worship is carefully choreographed, icons pull the faithf..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 4. Reformation : the individual before God
The Amish today are peaceable folk, but five centuries ago their ancestors were seen as some of the most dangerous people in Europe. They were radicals - Protestants - who tore apart the Catholic Church. In the fourth pa..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 5. Protestantism : the evangelical explosion
In his fifth part of A History of Christianity, Diarmaid MacCulloch traces the growth of an exuberant expression of faith that has spread across the globe - Evangelical Protestantism. Today, it's associated with conserva..
Diarmaid MacCulloch's a history of Christianity: Episode 6. God in the dock
Diarmaid MacCulloch's own life story makes him a symbol of a distinctive feature about Western Christianity - skepticism, a tendency to doubt which has transformed Western culture and transformed Christianity. In the las..
Dionysus: The Joy of Life
The Greeks worshipped Dionysus and honored him widely and often. In fact, Greek drama was written as part of the great Dionysian celebrations. In this program, we learn about Semele, Dionysus’ mother, and the efforts o..