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1) Sebastiane
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Latin
Description
Jarman made his feature directorial debut with this interpretation of the life of St. Sebastiane. The Roman martyr is exiled to an all-male colony and tortured in this visually stylish and gorgeously photographed film. Sebastiane caused a stir for its frank homoerotic content, but was equally noteworthy for presenting its dialogue entirely in Latin. Music by Brian Eno.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Spanning two thousand years, The Everlasting follows four characters whose struggles resonate across the centuries: an early Christian child martyr; a medieval monk on crypt duty in a church; a Medici princess of Moorish descent; and a contemporary field biologist conducting an illicit affair. Outsiders to a city layered and dense with history, this quartet separated by time grapple with the physicality of bodies, the necessity for sacrifice, and...
Publisher
Disney/Fox Searchlight
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jg̃erstt̃ter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
Author
Publisher
Liguori Publications
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Thomas More was the father of a happy, holy family. He lived his faith and taught by example. Loyalty to God was very important, and he would not lie about his values, not even to a king. Thomas More shared his faith both in word and action. Can you share your faith like this family saint?"--Back cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
"As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer - a pastor and author, known as much for such spiritual classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Follow the story of Vibia Perpetua, one of the earliest reliably verified Christian martyrs. How did the well-educated daughter of a noble family end up publicly executed in the arena? Trace the seemingly random series of events that led to a tragic death and see how Perpetua’s record of her own experiences became an immensely popular text in the early Christian church.
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