Synopsis
This program looks at survival of the Russian Orthodox Church in USSR and in Nicaragua the conflict between Christians who support and oppose the Revolution.
- Programme: The Hammer And The Cross
- Episode: From Russia To Nicaragua
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 1986
- Sociology | What is the role of religion, belief and faith in contemporary society? | Theoretical views on the role of religion, belief and faith for the individual and for society. Sociological views on the growth of fundamentalist groups and how these may challenge traditional theory. Theoretical views of the relationship between religion and social change including conflict, revolution, fundamentalist ideologies.
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