God In America examines the potent and complex interaction between religion and democracy, the origins of the American concept of religious liberty, and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation's courts and political arena.
EPISODE 1
A New Adam
The New World challenges the faiths of European settlers; alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures such as Thomas Jefferson.
EPISODE 2
A New Eden
The origins of America's experiment in religious liberty, examining how the unlikely alliance between evangelical Baptists and enlightenment figures such as Thomas Jefferson forged a new concept of religious freedom.
EPISODE 3
A Nation Reborn
Exploring how religion suffused the Civil War. As slavery split the nation in two, Northern abolitionists and Southern slaveholders turned to the Bible.
EPISODE 4
A New Light
During the 19th century, the forces of modernity challenged traditional faith and drove a wedge between liberal and conservative believers. Some embraced change while others adhered to Old World customs.
EPISODE 5
Soul of a Nation
Examining the post-World War II era, when rising evangelist Billy Graham tried to inspire a religious revival that fused faith with patriotism in a Cold War battle against Godless communism.
EPISODE 6
Of God and Caesar
Evangelist Billy Graham fuses faith with patriotism; Martin Luther King Jr. emerges as a modern prophet; conservative evangelicals crusade over issues like abortion and gay marriage.
Campbell Scott
