World Religions: Christianity

Alexander Street Video: 14:00
After all, who is God? is a documentary series that aims to explore children's views on spirituality. Moving away from a didactic narrative about rites and liturgies, the aim of the series is to build understandings through the playful and spontaneous thinking of the children's universe. This episode focuses on Catholicism.

Alexander Street Video: 54:00
Art of Faith complete series is a sumptuous high-definition visual experience presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy who travels the world visiting the greatest and most significant religious buildings, exploring how the passions and complexities of religious beliefs have been expressed in architecture. Broadcast by Sky Arts and looking back over the last 3000 years, the series provides an insight into how we have celebrated art through faith

Alexander Street Video: 1:00:00
Daughter of Eve is a mixed media documentary film that analyzes and aims to dismantle misogyny and gender hierarchy within the Christian faith.

Alexander Street Video: 14:00
After all, who is God? is a documentary series that aims to explore children's views on spirituality. Moving away from a didactic narrative about rites and liturgies, the aim of the series is to build understandings through the playful and spontaneous thinking of the children's universe. This episode focuses on Evangelicalism.

Films on Demand: 6:31
How were churches built? What symbols can be found inside? What happens during Mass? This programme explores these questions and more through a historical and contemporary lens, from the history of church design to the ceremonies carried out in a church. Learners will gain insight into Catholic practices and rituals and the role of the physical structure of a church in facilitating worship.

Alexander Street Video: 25:00
"Ninety-Five Theses" to the door of the Wittenberg Church, a symbolic attack on papal abuses and the sale of indulgences by church officials, which started a chain reaction through all of Europe that led to the Protestant Reformation. Andrew Faulds hosts, as we learn about the life and struggles of this controversial reformer whose translation of "The Bible" contributed greatly to a uniform written German language.

ProQuest Video: 59:11
Filmmakers are granted exclusive access to the Church of Latter-day Saints’ Manchester chapter and its growing congregation of young converts in this eye-opening and thought-provoking documentary. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), or Mormons as they’re commonly known, has cracked the formula for attracting young members to its ranks. But what's their secret? In this film, the LDS Manchester chapter opens its doors for the first time.

Alexander Street Video: 2:00
Learn more about the Protestant Reformation.

ProQuest Video: 3:32
The Reformation was a 16th and 17th century movement challenging the Catholic Church in Europe. Led by Martin Luther, it sparked the rise of Protestantism and led to religious conflicts across Europe. It ended with a series of treaties in 1648, however the consequences of the reformation were devastating for the population of Europe.

Sage Video: 17:14
Reverend Jacob Smith, rector, and Reverend Jay Gardner, associate rector, at Calvary/St. George's Episcopal Church, discuss religious leadership in an increasingly secular world.

(Britannica) This article first considers the nature and development of the Christian religion, its ideas, and its institutions. This is followed by an examination of several intellectual manifestations of Christianity. Finally, the position of Christianity in the world, the relations among its divisions and denominations, its missionary outreach to other peoples, and its relations with other world religions are discussed.

(United Religions Initiative) Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God – fully human and fully divine – and that through believing in him and following his teachings they can inherit eternal life.

(Christian Enquiry Agency) There are so many denominations, it can get confusing. But trust in God is at the heart of each one.

(Pew Research Center) A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world, representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion.

(Gettysburg College) This webpage summarizes the basic beliefs and teachings of Christianity.

(WCC) The WCC brings together churches, denominations and church fellowships in more than 120 countries and territories throughout the world, representing over 580 million Christians and including most of the world's Orthodox churches, scores of Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed churches, as well as many United and Independent churches. While the bulk of the WCC's founding churches were European and North American, today most member churches are in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific. There are now 352 member churches.