Pete heads home to Europe, where he discovers some surprising rituals and sects, including underground New Age temples in Italy and Shamans in Norway.

In this program, Dennis Wholey continues a dialogue on the role of religion and faith in contemporary American culture with spokespeople from the InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington; Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good; the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship; the Islamic Society of North America; the Agudas Achim Conservative Jewish Congregation of Alexandria, Virginia; and the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, Maryland. Topics...

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, battle lines are drawn between conservative clerics claiming a God-given right to rule and reformers challenging their authority. This provocative program seeks to understand what happens when a modern state is re-created based on fundamentalist Islamic principles, and whether its society should be open and democratic or oppressed and authoritarian. From Iran's chaotic capital Tehran to its holy city of Qom, Iranians...

In parts of Nepal, there is little paying work available to untouchables. Forced to borrow small sums just to survive, they quickly become debt slaves to higher-caste people-and although the practice is illegal, it all too often represents the only chance Dalits have to obtain food. This program contrasts the lives of Bharat, who seeks emancipation through the assistance of a debt slave-turned-activist, and Ganga, who can picture no other future for...

Straddling two worlds of Christian belief, Slovak churches are places where Byzantine and Roman Catholic religious traditions meet and merge. This video analyzes eastern- and western-style Slovak church design in two ways: first, it points out their underlying similarities by tracing their architectural roots back to their common ancestor, the basilica of ancient Rome; then, to explain their very visible differences, it follows the history of Christianity...

This video gives an overview of Hinduism, a diverse and ancient religion with no single founder. It covers sacred texts like the Vedas and Bhagavad Gita, daily practices, and key festivals. The video also explains concepts like Samsara, the cycle of rebirth, and Moksha, liberation from this cycle, along with the role of yoga, meditation, and the principle of Ahimsa in Hindu ethics.

A look now at the ancient Hindu practice of “kirtan,” a call-and-response chanting of Sankrit mantras that started in India as a path to enlightenment. Practitioners believe the chanting awakens the love of God, which is present in everyone’s heart. This form of meditation is gaining popularity here in the U.S.; Krishna Das, an internationally known spiritual teacher, led a kirtan workshop in New York.

Fully 80 percent of India's vast population follow the way of Hinduism, an ancient yet vibrant religion. This overview-filled with evocative images of India and its people, architecture, and sacred works-provides a stimulating glimpse of a spiritual way of life that is expansive yet tolerant, sublime yet practical, and supportive of individual expression. The history of Hinduism's development and reformation; spiritual concepts such as karma, dharma,...

Dan Rather Reports brings a follow-up to our investigation into the so-called "untouchables" and the courageous story of one woman who made it out, to America. Also, see an update on honor killings in the United Kingdom. Is the phenomenon spreading to the U.S.?

Called a religion, a philosophy, and a science of mind, Buddhism is the way for hundreds of millions throughout the world. Who was the historical Prince Siddhartha, and where did he undergo the events that shaped his perceptions of the human condition? This remarkably accessible program dramatizes the life of the one who, beneath a tree at Bodh Gaya, transcended life's misfortunes and sufferings and became known, forevermore, as Buddha. Scholars,...