Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth: Season 1

Air Date

January 25, 2004

Episodes

6 episodes

Heaven on Earth

Season 1

Episodes

1. Paganism

January 25, 2004
26 min

Christy Kenneally explores the ancient creed of paganism. In the Dogon tribal lands of Mali, West Africa, he finds the belief on which he feels the great religions of the world were built.

2. Judaism

February 1, 2004
26 min

Christy Kenneally explores how the Jews, scattered to the four corners of the world, found refuge and how they expressed themselves in art and architecture.

3. Christianity

February 8, 2004
26 min

Christy Kenneally seeks the expression of Christianity through art and architecture. His journey begins at the end of the world—Inishmurray Island off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland.

4. Islam

February 15, 2004
26 min

Five times a day, one fifth of the worlds population falls on its knees in prayer facing Mecca. Christy Kenneally is in search of Muslims and how they expressed their belief in art and architecture.

5. Hinduism

February 22, 2004
26 min

Christy Kenneally learns about Hinduism by journeying to the oldest inhabited city in the world: Varanasi, India. There, he discovers the many Gods that Hindu embraces embodied in art.

6. Buddhism

February 29, 2004
26 min

Christy Kenneally goes in search of the art and architecture that represents Buddhism. He begins in India with the story of Siddhārtha Gautama and how Buddhism was born.