http://documentaryheaven.com Welcome To Documentary Heaven!! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:18:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-thinking-atheist/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-thinking-atheist/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:06:20 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=6002 "Using satire, research and some common sense, we explore common-sense questions about God.A former Christian of 30 years, I ultimately found that religion, faith and scripture lacked any true answers, especially in the (bright) light of scientific discovery and the truth of Evolution by Natural Selection.Having an insiders perspective of Christianity, I use my skills as a producer to stir the pot of debate and, hopefully, make it uncomfortable for anyone to be a mere spectator in the arena of ideas." - From the ProducerNote: This is not a documentary film in a strict sense. These are professionally edited short clips gathered from a YouTube channel named The Thinking Atheist.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/the-thinking-atheist/feed/ 75 http://documentaryheaven.com/richard-dawkins-faith-school-menace/ http://documentaryheaven.com/richard-dawkins-faith-school-menace/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:25:39 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=4743 The number of faith schools in Britain is rising. Around 7,000 publicly-funded schools - one in three - now has a religious affiliation.As the coalition government paves the way for more faith-based education by promoting 'free schools', the renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist Professor Richard Dawkins says enough is enough.In this passionately argued film, Dawkins calls on us to reconsider the consequences of faith education, which, he argues, bamboozles parents and indoctrinates and divides children.The film features robust exchanges with former Secretary of State for Education Charles Clarke, Head of the Church of England Education Service Reverend Janina Ainsworth, and the Chair of the Association of Muslim Schools, Dr Mohammed Mukadam.It also features insights from child psychologists and key players in faith education as well as insights from both parents and pupils.Dawkins also draws on his own personal history as a father, arguing that the government... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/richard-dawkins-faith-school-menace/feed/ 99 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-trouble-with-atheism/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-trouble-with-atheism/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:13:07 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3469 The Trouble with Atheism is an hour-long documentary on atheism, presented by Rod Liddle. It aired on Channel 4 in December 2006. The documentary focuses on criticizing atheism, as well as science, for its perceived similarities to religion, as well as arrogance and intolerance. The programme includes interviews with a number of prominent scientists, including atheists Richard Dawkins and Peter Atkins and Anglican priest John Polkinghorne. It also includes an interview with Ellen Johnson, the president of American Atheists.Liddle begins the documentary by surveying common criticisms of religion, and particularly antireligious arguments based on the prevalence of religious violence. He argues that the "very stupid human craving for certainty and justification", not religion, is to blame for this violence, and that atheism is becoming just as dogmatic as religion.In order to support his thesis, Liddle presents numerous examples of actions and words by atheists which... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/the-trouble-with-atheism/feed/ 534 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-god-who-wasn%e2%80%99t-there/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-god-who-wasn%e2%80%99t-there/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 15:24:32 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3347 Former fundamentalist Christian Brian Flemming places the core concepts of his former religion under the microscope in a documentary that attempts to do for religion what Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me did for the fast-food industry. In his bold quest to seek answers to the difficult questions that few are willing to pose, Flemming is joined by Deconstructing Jesus author Robert M. Price, renowned historian Richard Carrier, and The End of Faith author Sam Harris.From the ignorance of many contemporary Christians as to the origin of their religion to the striking similarities between Jesus Christ and the deities worshipped by ancient pagan cults and the Christian obsession with blood and violence, this faith-shaking documentary explores the many mysteries of the Christian faith as never before.This documentary argues the “mythicist” case in the historical Jesus debate. This position says that Jesus of Nazareth wasn’t a real person but a fiction based on Jewish scriptur... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/the-god-who-wasn%e2%80%99t-there/feed/ 46 http://documentaryheaven.com/the-atheism-tapes/ http://documentaryheaven.com/the-atheism-tapes/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:08:00 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3074 As part of the making of the documentary series A Brief History of Disbelief, Jonathan Miller filmed conversations with some very distinguished minds.In this ground-breaking series, neurologist turned playwright and atheist Jonathan Miller interviewed six of today’s leading men of letters and science.New York Times best-selling author Richard Dawkins, Philosophers Daniel Dennett and Colin McGinn, playwright Arthur Miller, theologian Denys Turner and physicist Steven Weinberg discuss their personal intellectual journeys and offer illuminating analyses of non-theism from a wide range of perspectives.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/the-atheism-tapes/feed/ 1 http://documentaryheaven.com/ep33-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-the-final-hour/ http://documentaryheaven.com/ep33-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-the-final-hour/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:25:25 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3029 The Final HourThe history of disbelief continues with the ideas of self-taught philosopher Thomas Paine, the revolutionary studies of geology and the evolutionary theories of Darwin. Jonathan Miller looks at the Freudian view that religion is a ‘thought disorder’. He also examines his motivation behind making the series touching on the issues of death and the religious fanaticism of the 21st century.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/ep33-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-the-final-hour/feed/ 2 http://documentaryheaven.com/ep23-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-noughts-and-crosses/ http://documentaryheaven.com/ep23-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-noughts-and-crosses/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:03:35 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3026 Noughts and CrossesWith the domination of Christianity from 500 AD, Jonathan Miller wonders how disbelief began to re-emerge in the 15th and 16th centuries. He discovers that division within the Church played a more powerful role than the scientific discoveries of the period. He also visits Paris, the home of the 18th century atheist, Baron D’Holbach, and shows how politically dangerous it was to undermine the religious faith of the masses.... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/ep23-a-brief-history-of-disbelief-noughts-and-crosses/feed/ 5 http://documentaryheaven.com/ep13-a-brief-history-of-disbelief/ http://documentaryheaven.com/ep13-a-brief-history-of-disbelief/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:58:37 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=3022 Shadows of Doubt Jonathan Miller visits the absent Twin Towers to consider the religious implications of 9/11 and meets Arthur Miller and the philosopher Colin McGinn. He searches for evidence of the first ‘unbelievers’ in Ancient Greece and examines some of the modern theories around why people have always tended to believe in mythology and magic.So few representatives of atheism provide a compelling and earnest account for unbelief, let alone with the lucidity and intellectual vigor of Jonathan Miller. He is sincere and moving in this attempt to explain and understand the origins of the truth of disbelief of religious superstition and faith.... 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Variety magazine also gave the documentary a positive review, and said it was one of the year's most important television projects, that "should be shown not just in every U.S. high school but in houses of worship as well."In contrast to the positive reception the film has been given, creationist and intelligent design supporters have criticized the documentary. The Discovery Institute produced a website critical of the broadcast. Answers in Genes... Watch Now]]> http://documentaryheaven.com/judgement-day-intelligent-design-on-trial/feed/ 17 http://documentaryheaven.com/bbc-secular-believers/ http://documentaryheaven.com/bbc-secular-believers/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:23:19 +0000 Danny http://documentaryheaven.com/?p=568 Beliefs, and believers, come in many shapes and sizes, and not all of them can be described as 'religious'.This program provides an introduction to a fascinating range of non-religious people and their beliefs. Features an interview with Richard Dawkins.... 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