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What does the Koran say about the Virgin Mary?
Out With the Old
Will the New Year bring a frenzy of recycling?
East Berlin
Reflections on leaving home and starting anew
German Jewish Community
The indomitable spirit of life, as seen in the new Jewish communities in Germany
Silence at Christmas
The peacefulness of Christmas Day in England
Hindu Marital Status
Descriptions of the indicators of marriage from various regions of India
Authority and Status
The Egyptian wise fool Goha shows what happens when we confuse status with character
The Sari
Writer Nima Poovaya-Smith discusses the classic costume, in high fashion for 2,000 years
Identity
"We all have many identities. I'm a husband, father, son, and I'm British and a Muslim"
Nima Poovaya-Smith
Favourite memories from a childhood in south India
Life After Death
Canon Colin Semper ends his talks on Christian doctrines, by considering life after death
The Communion of Saints
Canon Colin Semper sheds light on the Communion of Saints
Religious Words
Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?
Christian Doctrines
Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience
Changing Role of the Clergy
The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?
Canon Colin Semper considers what is meant by the Kingdom of God.
Buddhist Monk
Remembrances of Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
The Holocaust
A Holocaust survivor contemplates the need to remember and free ourselves from the past
Reflections on the life Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
Fathers and Sons
A father wonders at his young son's ability to enjoy the simple things in life
An Alphabet of Faith - U
Reverend John Bowker on Umaswati, the 2nd Century author of the Tattvartha Sutra
An Alphabet of Faith - W
Reverend John Bowker on the world's religions' attitude to women
An Alphabet of Faith - Z
Reverend John Bowker on the religious ambiguity of the words zeal and zealots
An Alphabet of Faith - V
Reverend John Bowker on the ancient holy city of Varanasi in India
Chinese New Year
Thoughts on the Chinese New Year, and the sense of renewal among China's Christians
An Alphabet of Faith - Y
Reverend John Bowker on the disciplines of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
An Alphabet of Faith - T
Reverend John Bowker on how tea drinking drifted into religion
Lubavitch Movement
A rabbi likens his work in the Lubavitch movement to that of an old-fashioned lamp-lighter
Lubavitch
A visit to the village after which the Chabad Lubavitch movement was named
Consequences
The story of a mischievous boy throws light on unforseen consequences
Respect for Elders
A rabbi considers the commandment that says young people should honour their parents