Across Canada, gas prices are soaring. In the U.S., presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain debate solutions to America’s oil crisis: offshore drilling versus renewable energy sources. Is the age of oil coming to an end – and with it the way of life that we have enjoyed for the past 50 years? That’s the provocative question raised by The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream. [more]

Mystic Woman of the Middle Ages
Tuesday, August 19 & 26, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT

Some women in repressive Medieval Europe achieved independence and empowerment by claiming a direct, intimate, personal relationship with God and became legends - in some cases, even saints - and achieved unprecedented power and influence, defying the long-established roles for women in male-dominated societies. This documentary series will look at the lives of medieval female Christian mystics and how the issues, challenges and beliefs they held remain relevant to women (and men) today. A Redcanoe Production.

This summer, join VisionTV as we celebrate women and men who have changed the world in ways both large and small, yet whose stories have gone largely untold.
Documentary titles include: God's Red Poet: The Life of Kenneth Leslie (below), Captive: The Story of Esther, Fighting Words: The Social Crusades of Joseph E. Atkinson, Nettie Wiebe: A Voice for the Farmer, Long Haul, Big Hearts, Swedenborg: Mystical Cowboy, Soferet: A Special Scribe, and Call It Karma. [more]

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The Naked Archaeologist NEW SEASON
Fridays, 10 pm ET/7 pm PT

Is the Bible history or myth? Present-day archaeology may hold the answer. In this series, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici investigates the mysteries of Biblical archaeology. [more]

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In war-torn nations where non-combatants are caught in the crossfire; in rich lands where natural resources generate untold wealth for the few and deprivation for the many; in parched deserts where those who seek freedom often find death: who will stand up for the forgotten and oppressed? Extreme Clergy, a documentary series, follows pastors, ministers, priests and rabbis into the world’s most dangerous places.

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