The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
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201660 minEnded

The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

Network:National Geographic

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Aired on Apr 9, 2019, 8:00 PM

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Today, for better or worse, the power of religion touches all of our lives, no matter what our faith. This is Morgan Freeman's journey to discover how our beliefs connect us all. This is the quest of our generation. This is the Story of God.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
April 3, 2016
Ended
April 9, 2019
Schedule
Tuesday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (3 Seasons · 15 Episodes)

Search for the Devil

Morgan Freeman travels the world in search of evil and the role that the devil plays in various religions: from Jericho Desert where monks battle Satan to the Vatican where an exorcist sits with a man who underwent years of exorcisms to purge his demons and to a Buddhist temple in Nepal filled with evil spirits.

Mar 5, 2019

60 min

Gods Among Us

Morgan Freeman explores what can be learned from God in human form and delves into why many religious believers desire to see God in human form. He discovers the people, places, and mysteries that enshroud divine mortals, including the Emperor god of the Rastafarians, Jesus Christ, and a 5-year-old living goddess in Nepal.

Mar 12, 2019

60 min

Visions of God

Morgan Freeman travels the world to meet people who claim to have had visions of God. He meets a woman at the holy site of Lourdes, France who believes she was cured of paralysis by miraculous waters. An Anishinaabe man endured days alone in the wilderness for the sake of divine vision.

Mar 19, 2019

60 min

Deadly Sins

Morgan Freeman explores how religions have developed ways to fight back against sin. He meets an executioner who had a change of heart, uncovers the origins of self-flagellation, and talks to John McCain's Vietnam jailer about sin.

Mar 26, 2019

60 min

Divine Secrets

From a mysterious villa in Pompeii to secret mantras in Nepal, Morgan Freeman sets out to uncover why secrecy and religion are often intertwined.

Apr 2, 2019

60 min

Holy Laws

Morgan Freeman explores what holy laws mean for different religions around the world and the punishments awaiting those who disobey. He investigates how the eruption of Vesuvius was seen as divine retribution. He sees the oldest existing copy of the Ten Commandments.

Apr 9, 2019

60 min

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