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Middletown
Community of Praise
Directed by Richard Leacock and Marisa Silver
Produced by Peter Davis
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COMMUNITY OF PRAISE examines faith at work in the lives of a family. Their fundamentalist beliefs shape their encounters with the emergencies and the ordinary problems of daily life.

  

60 minutes / color
Copyright Date: 1982
Sale: $225

12-Page Study Guide Available
in Adobe PDF Format

Subject areas:
American Studies, Christianity, North America, Religion, Sociology

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