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SABBATH
An Ancient Practice Meets the Modern World
A new 2-hour documentary film for Public Television
Journey Films is proud to announce its recently released 2-hour documentary film SABBATH. Told as a collection of short stories, SABBATH explores the history of one of the world's most important spiritual practices and its timeless relevance for a stressed-out, modern world.
From the Biblical accounts of Creation, to the 10 Commandments, to the Puritans landing in the New World, to the contemporary practice of a "tech-sabbath" - SABBATH ties together our collective history, our health practices, our response to God's invitation and the search for a more sustainable way of life.
Danny and Elissa Kido
Major Funding provided by
Additional Funding provided by
The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter foundation
Skip and Fran Minakowski
A Presentation of
Distributed by
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PRESS RESOURCES
“Sabbath isn’t simply a pious teaching, an add-on. What’s at issue is the very meaning of life”
Norman Wirzba
“Time is our only
non-renewable resource.”
J. Dana Trent
“Sabbath has ethical implications. Work should not be what defines us as human beings.”
Richard Rice
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