Empires: Great Religions (Full Frame, Widescreen)

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"Empires: Great Religions" contains "Islam: Empire Of Faith," "Martin Luther," "Peter And Paul And The Christian Revolution" and "Kingdom Of David: The Saga Of The Israelites." "Islam: Empire Of Faith" - Between the fall of Rome and the European voyages of discovery, no event was more significant than the rise of Islam. This three-part series tells the spectacular story of the great sweep of Islamic power and faith during its first 1,000 years - from the birth of the prophet Muhammad to the peak of the Ottoman Empire under the reign of Suleyman the Magnificent. Contains "Islam: Empire Of Faith," "Islam: Empire Of Faith, Part 2 - The Awakening" and "Islam: Empire Of Faith, Part 3 - The Ottomans." "Martin Luther" - Learn how one man reluctantly took on the most powerful institution of his day and won. Martin Luther is credited with expounding a new vision of man's relationship with God and, by extension, a redefinition of man's relationship with authority. Filmed across Europe - from the rustic rural Germany to the opulence of the Vatican City - you'll witness the collapse of the medieval world and the birth of the modern age. "Peter And Paul And The Christian Revolution" - Early Christianity faced powerful obstacles. The might of the Roman Empire and the power-politics of ancient Jerusalem laid a heavy burden on those who believed Jesus to be the Messiah. But this new faith would not die. In a brief span of time, the fledging religion would transcend its origins in the provinces of Rome and absorb the capital of the empire itself. With the words of Paul and the other ancient writers, interviews with contemporary scholars and dramatic reenactments, "Peter And Paul And The Christian Revolution" explores how two men weathered crippling disagreements and political persecution to lead one of history's most astonishing revolutions.