Movies and TvShows featuring "comparative-religion" theme.

When 11-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs, she must navigate new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence. As she adjusts to her new environment, Margaret communicates with God about her hopes, anxieties, and concerns. She befriends her neighbor Nancy and joins a friend group, navigating the milestones of puberty. Margaret explores her religious identity and confronts family estrangements, all while discovering herself and her beliefs.

Mythos is a three-part documentary that consists of a series of lectures given by Joseph Campbell. Campbell conceived of the original lectures, filmed over the last six years of his life, as a summation of what he had learned about the human mythic impulse, in terms of psychology, ethnology and comparative mythology—what he called "the one great story of mankind."

Delve into the power and significance of myths and their influence on human culture and understanding through interviews with renowned scholars and storytellers.

Legendary raconteur Joseph Campbell explores the myth and symbols that have shaped our world and given us what he has called "the experience of being alive."

Mircea Eliade was a traditionalist Romanian novelist and philosopher. Following the disaster of the Second World War, he moved to Paris and Chicago, becoming a respected and influential historian of religions. He acquired something of the status of a guru, as poignantly told in the 1987 documentary Mircea Eliade et la redécouverte du sacré. The film features interviews with Eliade at the end of his life, artfully spliced with cuts to religious imagery on a background of moving spiritual music. It was released in 1987, the year after his death.

In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.

Believers is a documentary that explores the complexities of faith and its impact on society. Through interviews and personal stories, the film delves into the topics of atheism, religious differences, religious education, and the quest for world peace. It also examines spirituality, belief in God, behavior modification, and comparative religion.