In God's Name (2007)

Name: In God's Name
Director: Jules Naudet
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-12-22
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Tenzin Gyatso, Benedict XVI, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

Documentary

Director: Jules Naudet

Cast: Tenzin Gyatso, Benedict XVI, Mata Amritanandamayi Devi

Runtime90 min

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Asking important questions about the nature of God, this National Geographic program compiles interviews from a range of religious and spiritual leaders around the world, adding the perspective of everyday people to paint a global portrait of faith. Topics covered include: Who or what is God? What is death? What is worth dying for? And how can we explain fanaticism and violence waged in the name of God?

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Directed by Jules Naudet in 2007, this National Geographic documentary offers a thoughtful, globe-spanning exploration of faith, featuring insightful interviews with religious and spiritual leaders like Tenzin Gyatso (the Dalai Lama) and Mata Amritanandamayi Devi that provide a nuanced look at the nature of God and the role of religion in the modern world.

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In God's Name: An Investigation into the Murder of Pope John Paul I is a book by David A. Yallop about the death of Pope John Paul I. It was published in 1984 by Bantam Books. “In God’s Name” spent 15 weeks on The Times’s best-seller list and won the Crime Writers’ Association’s Gold Dagger award for nonfiction in 1984.