Bali : island of 1,000 temples explores Balinese Hinduism as expressed in rituals, traditions and creative arts including the Kecak monkey dance and Wayang Kulit, shadow puppet morality plays. Australia: dreamtime is among the greatest spiritual practices in the world. It's both spiritual history and practice for the aboriginal people of Australia in an episode that includes Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the Tiwi Islands. Maya: messages in stone features...

Regional princes and the powerful Catholic Church wield a fast, firm and merciless grip over 16th-century Germany. But when Martin Luther issues a shocking challenge to their authority, the people declare him their new leader - and hero. Even when threatened with violent death, Luther refused to back down, sparking a bloody religious revolution that shakes the entire continent to its core.

"We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We feel virtuous when we wake up at dawn to get a jump on the day. We put others' needs ahead of ourown and believe this makes us exemplary. In On Our Best Behavior, journalist Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses - often lauded as unselfish, distinctly feminine instincts - are actually ingrained...

Shot in 24 countries across six continents, this film, without narration or dialogue, presents a visual spectacle emphasizing religious ritual as well as addressing the human condition and the idea of humanity vis-à-vis nature.