Holy Days. Christian and Jewish feasts and rituals
Description
Christmas, Easter, Passover, Yom Kippur, Bar or Bas Mitzvah, and other significant feasts and rituals of the Christian and Jewish faiths are discussed in this program. Jesus is shown as the role model for Christian behavior as exhibited by the early martyrs and saints. Protestantism's rejection of saints as religious icons is examined. The spiritual characters of specific modern "saints," including Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Sister Emmanuelle, are examined.
Runtime
59 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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