#ApocalypseUTK: Documentaries and Podcasts

From series - The Met: Museum Secrets

From series - Birth of Christianity

Capitalism is causing problems that it does not have the timeframe of operation to solve and obscuring our knowledge of the situation. Potter explains how Hurricane Katrina is an example of the impact of capitalism on society.

From series - Secrets of the Koran

An interview with Matt Stanley, a professor of history and philosophy of science at NYU on his recent talk titled From Physics to Prophecy: Learning to Predict the Scientific Apocalypse.

From series - Mystic Women of the Middle Ages. The messages that Constance receives warn of the end of France, and name the Pope as the "red beast" of the Book of Revelations. Her "voices" increasingly predict the coming of the Apocalypse, and she frequently dreams of the coming of the Antichrist.

From series - Ancient Roads from Christ to Constantine

Those who believe in the Rapture say today's busy information age is clearly the end time seen in the Book of Daniel. The establishment of the European Union is a fulfillment of the Evangelical expectation that Rome will rise again. Distributed by A&E Television Networks.

The famous tapestry of the Apocalypse is kept in Château d'Angers, former residence of the Dukes of Anjou. In 1373, Louis I of Anjou commissions a sumptuous tapestry illustrating the Book of Revelation according to Saint John. Jean Bondol known as Hennequin de Bruges was a famous official painter at the court, worked on the tapestry and created "portraitures et patrons", that is to say, cartoons and mock-ups. The creation of the masterpiece was entrusted to the workshop of the Paris weaver, Robert Poisson. The whole work was completed in 1382. Originally, the tapestry was composed of six sets. With time almost third of the tapestry was lost, scenes have disappeared forever. Some descriptions helped in imagining the lost scenes

The Apocalypse, or the Book of Revelation, is the last book of the New Testament and the point of departure for an immense inquiry into the Christianization of the Roman Empire. Resolutely faithful to their historical approach and to their cinematographic writing, this series of 12 programs question 50 scholars from the four corners of the globe on the creation of a new religion. They take us on a journey from the late 1st century of the current era to Saint Augustine's City of God, in the early 5th century. How and why was it possible for the expectation of the imminent End of Time among a tiny sect of Jewish disciples of Jesus - in just over three hundred years - to end up being the official and only religion of the Roman Empire, a crucial turning point in western civilization?

Violent cataclysms and fiery judgement fixate the popular imagination and fill numerous holy books. Morgan Freeman looks into this supposed future as well as past millennia of strife to determine how the world will end. His journey takes him to the desert that three faiths call home to pour over the Dead Sea Scrolls and learn about the origins of the Jewish messiah. In Rome he decodes the enigmatic Mark of the Beast- 666 - and sits down with a reformed Islamic terrorist. He travels to Guatemala to determine if the ancient Maya really predicted the end of the world and learns from a psychologist why some people find comfort in catastrophes. On the brighter side, a visit with Hurricane Katrina survivors and a meditative session with one of the holiest men in all of Buddhism begins to realign Freeman's perspective - what if the apocalypse is not a planetary bloodbath, but rather a mental paradigm shift?

A National Geographic Production.

This program features the story of Noah, his ark, and the great flood. "God is not a cozy daddy in a cozy world," observes Karen Armstrong, a former nun and author of the bestseller A History of God, in the program. The role of suffering, the wrath of God, and the idea of righteousness are all explored in this program, which features writer Barney Calame; Alexander DiLella, a Franciscan priest and scholar; psychologist Carol Gilligan; poet and writer Blu Greenberg; pastor and academic Samuel Proctor; and Rabbi Burton Visotzky. (60 minutes)

As 12th century Europe developed a commercial economy, the Church faced pressure to reconcile Christ's teachings with profit—particularly as the Book of Revelations seemed to be coming true. At the same time, Rome was threatened by fragmentation. A BBC Production.

The universe as we know it will eventually die. This program theorizes on the end of space, matter, and even time as it outlines the harsh and hostile possibilities of the far distant future. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. A part of the series The Universe. (45 minutes) Distributed by A&E Television Networks.

This DVD features The First Murder, the story of Cain and Abel, and Apocalypse, the story of Noah, his ark, and the great flood. Bill Moyers’ guests include Franciscan priest and scholar Alexander DiLella, poet Blu Greenberg, Rabbi Burton Visotzky, psychologist Carol Gilligan, and authors John Barth, Rebecca Goldstein, Oscar Hijuelos, Faye Kellerman, and Karen Armstrong. Together they and others consider sibling relationships, the nature of justice and mercy, the role of suffering, the wrath of God, and the concept of righteousness.