Living the Questions
Living the Questions is a 12-week DVD and web-based small group study. Ideal for Christian invitation and spiritual formation, LtQ will help seekers and "church alumni/ae" alike in discovering the relevance of Christianity in the 21st Century and what a meaningful faith can look like in today's world. For more information, please see: www.livingthequestions.com.

Saving Jesus
Saving Jesus is a DVD-based 12-week small-group exploration of Jesus Christ. The format for each 1½ hour session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and many others for a conversation around the relevance of Jesus Christ for today. For more information  see: www.livingthequestions.com.

 

This Dust of Words a film by Bill Rose.
Thirty years after he last saw her, a Stanford English profdessor finds mystery and wonder in the life of a former student and in her death. For more details click flier and download an informative flyer about this film.

 

                                      



Eclipsing Empire: Paul, Rome, and the Kingdom of God
Join scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan on location in Turkey as they trace the Apostle Paul’s footsteps throughout the Roman Empire. This 12-session DVD and web-based study explores fresh insights into Paul’s message of the Kingdom of God, its challenge to Roman imperial theology, and the apostle’s radical relevance for today. Filmed in high definition across Turkey, Greece, and Italy. For more details, please visit www.livingthequestions.com.

Scared Sacred: A Film by Velcrow Ripper
In a world teetering on the edge of self-destruction, award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper sets out on a unique pilgrimage. Visiting the ‘ground zeros’ of the planet, he asks if it’s possible to find hope in the darkest moments of human history. The powerful documentary captures his five-year odyssey to discover if humanity can transform the ‘scared’ into the ‘sacred’. In each place, he unearths unforgettable stories of survival, ritual, resilience and recovery. This film is an exquisite portrait of a search for meaning in times of turmoil, a luminous gift to a world in shadows.
Produced by Scared Sacred Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada. The diocese has purchased the film with circulation rights; in VHS format, runs 105 minutes. For more information, visit: www.scaredsacred.org

victory and peace or justice and peace?
Including nearly four hours of DVD content and discussion guide, this study, featuring John Dominic Crossan, explores the juxtaposition of Roman Imperial Theology and the Kingdom of God. Ideal for Advent and Lent. For more information, please see www.livingthequestions.com.

 

Countering Pharaoh’s Production-Consumption Society Today
"It is a journey from slavery to covenant that we keep making over and over again . . .[because] Pharaoh has immense power always to draw us back into slavery." Walter Brueggemann. Brueggemann’s study is ideal for Advent and Lent. Flexible in format, it can be conducted over four or five sessions. Visit www.livingthequestions.com for more details.

Celebrate What’s Right With The World
Dewitt Jones, one of America’s top photographers, asks: Do we choose to see possibilities? Do we really believe they're there?
Key concepts include: “Believe it and you’ll see,” “Recognize abundance,” “Look for possibilities,” “Unleash your energy to fix what’s wrong,” “Ride the changes,” “Take yourself to the edge,” “Be your best for the world.”

This program provides practical guidelines for applying the key concepts, even in the face of crisis and challenges. Stunning photography and powerful dialogue help viewers approach their lives with celebration, confidence, and grace. Visit: www.starthrower.com

 

The Asphalt Gospel is a 90 minute documentary film by Scott Griessel produced by Crosswalk America. It tells the story of six ordinary people determined to spread a message of compassion and inclusion in the midst of the intolerance of the Christian Right. Join them as they walk to Washington, D.C. and share their surprising and moving story of hope. The Asphalt Gospelmay be viewed in its entirety or used in a study format of five one-hour sessions with a discussion guide (downloadable from www.livingthequestions.com).

 

 

 

First Light: Jesus and the Kingdom of God with John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg
Why did Jesus happen when he happened? Why the tiny villages around the Lake? Why the confrontations in Jerusalem? Why then? Why there? Why were the titles of Caesar Augustus -- Divine, Son of God, God from God, Lord, Redeemer, Liberator, and Savior of the World -- taken from a Roman emperor on the Palatine hill and given to a Jewish peasant on the Palestine plain? How was the status quo of Roman imperial theology subverted by this obscure Galilean whose message continues to indict empire today?“ First Light” is a 12-session DVD and web-based study of the historical Jesus and the Kingdom of God with two of the world's leading Jesus scholars on location in the Galilee and Jerusalem.

 

  TOPAHDEWIN - The Gladys Cook Story
Gladys Cook survived physical and sexual abuse, discrimination, poverty and addiction to become a highly respected elder, teacher and healer who has received Canada’s top honors for her contributions to her community and country. Anglican Video, 2005; 55 minutes with study guide. Available in video or DVD format. Preview available from Anglican video, click here.

 

 

  

Father Matthew Presents The Sacraments
DVD. 32 minutes. The eight sacraments described with brevity and wit by Fr. Matthew Moretz, priest in the Episcopal Church, Rye, NY. See samples on www.youtube.com/fathermatthew.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesus for the Non-Religious

DVD. A 70 minute lecture by Bishop John Spong. It’s an academic presentation, grounded, passionate, humorous, moving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Bible tells me so
DVD. 90 minute film. The story of five Christian families and their realization of having a gay child. Informed by Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and the Reverend Jimmy Creech, this video offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. (To be used by small home groups only. Ask about the details.)