What people build on, what gives them support and the values they hold: For many, that is a question of faith. Every first Sunday of the month DW's monthly feature on religion gives insights into matters of faith.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 19 hours 53 minutes
Faith Matters - 500 Years After Luther - Reformation on the Road
Seventeen 17 meters long and weighing 33 tons, a "storymobile” will travel around Europe to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Project leader Johannes Göring and his crew of 15 volunteers will work with local Protestant communities to revive the spirit of the Reformation -- a major task at a time when church attendance is down across Europe.
Faith Matters - 500 Years After Luther - Reformation on the Road
Seventeen 17 meters long and weighing 33 tons, a "storymobile” will travel around Europe to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Project leader Johannes Göring and his crew of 15 volunteers will work with local Protestant communities to revive the spirit of the Reformation -- a major task at a time when church attendance is down across Europe.
Faith Matters - Brother Severin and the Lost Music of the Chiquitanos
When Severin Parzinger graduated from high school in 2010, he volunteered for a year of community service with the Divine Word Missionaries in Bolivia. An enthusiastic musician, Parzinger took an audio recorder with him and started notating the music of the Chiquitanos. Now he has become a Divine Word missionary himself and has returned to Bolivia to continue his work.
Faith Matters - To the Greater Glory - Jesuits in Germany
The religious Order founded by St Ignatius Loyola in the sixteenth century has always been controversial. Jesuits spearheaded the Counter-Reformation, played a major role in European politics in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and spread the Catholic faith to foreign lands.
Faith Matters - Five Friends Take Action!
Five friends have developed a satirical YouTube channel. Their videos deal with controversial social issues: Islam and xenophobia. With the world focusing on the differences between religions, they want to throw fresh light on the issues -- with humor.
Faith Matters - Germany’s Growing Coptic Church
Anba Damian may be the head of the Coptic Church in Germany - but the bishop is remarkably down-to-earth. Despite the many challenges of his job, he still finds time for a game of football. His seat is in a former Cistercian monastery in western Germany.
Faith Matters - The Archbishop: A German Clergywoman in Sweden
October 31, 2016, saw a special event in the Swedish city of Malmö. The Protestant and Catholic churches jointly celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Pope Francis was in attendance, and his host was the head of the Church of Sweden, Archbishop Antje Jackelén.