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God in America Season 1 Episodes

  • 2010-2010
  • 1 Season
  • CPB
  • Documentary
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How has religious belief shaped American history? What role have religious ideas and spiritual experience played in shaping the social, political, and cultural life of what has become the world's most religiously diverse nation? GOD IN AMERICA, a presentation of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE, will explore the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States. The six-hour series interweaves documentary footage, historical dramatization and interviews with religious historians.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2010 - 2010

Episode 1

A New Adam/A New Eden

Mon, Oct 11, 201055 mins

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.

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Episode 2

A Nation Reborn/A New Light

Tue, Oct 12, 201051 mins

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

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Episode 3

Soul of a Nation/Of God and Caesar

Wed, Oct 13, 201056 mins

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."

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