Jerusalem, The Challenges of Christianity
The birthplace of the Gospel, Jerusalem is now a city torn between Jews and Muslims, remaining more than ever a hub of contradictions and confrontations. It is also a plural and minority Christianity, officially composed of thirteen communities and unofficially of forty-two denominations, which embody both the tragic scandal of disunity and extraordinary cultural fertility within a perimeter of barely one square kilometer. Thus, Christian confessions vie for the Holy City while simultaneously facing the equally absolute claims of Judaism and Islam.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisSociety & Economy CollectionThe Cities of God Written byChristian Makarian, Jean-François Colosimo, Olivier MilleDirected by Olivier MilleIn coproduction with France 3In association with TFO-TV Ontario / YLE TV1 (Finlande) et SIC (Portugal)AwardsBest Documentary, Festival du Film d’Histoire et d’Actualité (Rueil-Malmaison, 2002)Year2000Duration52min
Amid the colorful presence of all the churches and the folklore of pilgrimages, as well as political stakes and daily struggles, the quest for origins appears inseparable from the search for a future identity that can embrace a complex past where the shadows of the Crusades and the Holocaust weigh as heavily as internal divisions.
The powerful images and diverse testimonies that make up this fourth installment thus fulfill the prospective aim of the series “The Cities of God”: what if, beyond the signs of an apparent decline, Christianity is already in the process of developing forms for a possible rebirth?
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A mosaic of enlightening testimonies on the complexity of the Christian Churches present in the Holy City, the birthplace of the three monotheistic religions and the scene of numerous political, cultural, and religious conflicts.
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