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The Jesus Experience: Christianity Around the World

The Jesus Experience DVD Cover The Jesus Experience: Christianity Around the World. Questar DVD Collection, Questar Inc., Chicago IL, 2002. ISBN: 1-56855-897-X.

 The Jesus Experience is an eight-part documentary series produced by Paulist Pictures. These are the stories of seven lands and the pioneers who introduced Jesus to them. This is the amazing chronicle of the saints and rogues who carried the message and who also lived their own image of Jesus. This is the story of the human experience of Jesus.

Even as the followers of Jesus compiled the story of His life into books known as the Gospels, others ventured out to spread His message. They encountered a myriad of cultures around the world throughout the ages. From Rome to Constantinople, Dublin to Moscow, Capetown to Beijing, Lima to Los Angeles, the human experience of Jesus assumed remarkably different forms. Expressed through liturgy and dance, song and symbol, apparel and art, this human experience is both profound belief and impassioned manifestation of each land’s culture.

The Jesus Experience is an entertaining and enriching story of how seven world cultures embraced Christianity and made it their own, shaping a worldwide faith totaling more than two billion believers.

VOLUME 1 Jesus in the Roman Empire

In Palestine, a faith is born filling the hearts, minds and souls of humankind. Apostles Peter and Paul led believers to become martyrs, monks, philosophers and finally emperors. Narrated by Mike Farrell.

VOLUME 2 Jesus in Early Europe

Despite the darkness of the Middle Ages, the growth and success of the Church can be attributed to individual men and women, like Francis of Assisi and Hildegard of Bingen, who experienced Christ in their own ways. Narrated by Joseph Campanella.

VOLUME 3 Jesus in Modern Europe

By the 1500?s, Western Europe was a frenzy of energy, invention, commerce and faith. A new human experience of faith is founded by the words of Luther and the actions of Calvin ? and Protestantism is born. Narrated by Joseph Campanella.

VOLUME 4 Jesus Among the Slavs

When the Prince of Kiev embraced Eastern Christianity, he tied together the beliefs of the Orthodox faith and the country of Russia in a union that continues today. Both the people and their Savior experienced a common suffering that bound them. Narrated by Bob Gunton.

VOLUME 5 Jesus in Latin America

When the Spanish and Portuguese came to Latin America, indigenous societies were annihilated and societies were crushed. In spite of the cruelty, natives embraced the Christian beliefs of their captors. Narrated by Tony Plana.

VOLUME 6 Jesus in North America

America is a direct reflection of Protestant culture ? a social experiment that continues today. This ?promised land? absorbed an influx of Catholic believers and now faces a significant new migration ? the Muslims. Narrated by Patricia Heaton.

VOLUME 7 Jesus in Asia

Asia has the lowest percentage of Christians in the world, yet it is home to the world?s largest church. Nowhere has the Christian message has been so persecuted and so welcomed. Narrated by Jane Seymour.

VOLUME 8 Jesus in Africa

Christianity came in the 19th century with legions of missionaries who had limited success at converting souls. Black leaders such as Desmond Tutu and Simon Kimbangu fused the universal message of Jesus with the traditions of African culture, making it the fastest growing region of Christianity in the world. Narrated by Blair Underwood.

EXTRA FEATURE

Timeline of Christianity from 33 AD to the Present

Approx. 6 hours