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God In America

God In America

God In America

PBS (2010)
DVD
NR (Not Rated)
841887012942
TV Series | Documentary
USA | English | Color | 06:00

God in America explores the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America, from the first European settlements to the 2008 presidential election. This series examines how religious dissidents helped shape the American concept of religious liberty and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation's courts and political arena; how religious freedom and waves of new immigrants and religious revivals fueled competition in the religious marketplace; how movements for social reform -- from abolition to civil rights -- galvanized men and women to put their faith into political action; and how religious faith influenced conflicts from the American Revolution to the Cold War.


Episodes View details

1 A New Adam/A New Eden 55 min | Oct 11, 2010

A New Adam explores the origins of Christian religion in America and examines how the New World changed the faiths that the settlers brought with them. A New Eden explores how an unlikely alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures like Thomas Jefferson served as the foundation of American religious liberty.

2 A Nation Reborn/A New Light 51 min | Oct 12, 2010

During the 19th century, the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers.

3 Soul of a Nation/Of God and Caesar 56 min | Oct 13, 2010

Hour five explores the post-World War II era, when rising evangelist Billy Graham tried to inspire a religious revival that fused faith with patriotism in a Cold War battle with "Godless Communism."

Cast View all

Campbell Scott Self - Narrator
Keith David Frederick Douglass
Toby Jones George Whitefield
Michael Stuhlbarg Isaac Mayer Wise
Jeffrey DeMunn John Hughes
Chris Sarandon Abraham Lincoln
Michael Emerson John Winthrop
Peter McRobbie Thomas Dudley
Will Lyman Self
Zahn McClarnon Po'pay
Kenneth Tigar William Jennings Bryan
Cotter Smith Northern Minister and General Assembly Orator
Laila Robins Anne Hutchinson
Byron Jennings Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Mays Jeremiah Moore
Richard Easton Clarence Darrow
Sam Tsoutsouvas Rev. Phineas Gurley
Sarah Jannett Parish Rural girl
Creighton James James B. Finley
Jimmy Hager Southern Minister #1
Bryce Pinkham Charles A. Briggs
John Ahlin Southern Minister #2
Les Papp II Rural Man
Cory Scott Antislavery Minister
Mary Beth Norton Self - Historian / Cornell University

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 3
Distributor PBS
Layers Single side, Single layer
Regions Region 1

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