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Religious Words

Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?

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Christian Doctrines

Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience

• 3 mins

Changing Role of the Clergy

The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?

• 4 mins

Christian Doctrines

Canon Colin Semper considers what is meant by the Kingdom of God.

• 3 mins

Buddhist Monk

Remembrances of Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk

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The Holocaust

A Holocaust survivor contemplates the need to remember and free ourselves from the past

• 4 mins

Buddhist Monk

Reflections on the life Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk

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Fathers and Sons

A father wonders at his young son's ability to enjoy the simple things in life

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An Alphabet of Faith - U

Reverend John Bowker on Umaswati, the 2nd Century author of the Tattvartha Sutra

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An Alphabet of Faith - W

Reverend John Bowker on the world's religions' attitude to women

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An Alphabet of Faith - Z

Reverend John Bowker on the religious ambiguity of the words zeal and zealots

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An Alphabet of Faith - V

Reverend John Bowker on the ancient holy city of Varanasi in India

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Chinese New Year

Thoughts on the Chinese New Year, and the sense of renewal among China's Christians

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An Alphabet of Faith - Y

Reverend John Bowker on the disciplines of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

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An Alphabet of Faith - T

Reverend John Bowker on how tea drinking drifted into religion

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Lubavitch Movement

A rabbi likens his work in the Lubavitch movement to that of an old-fashioned lamp-lighter

• 3 mins

Lubavitch

A visit to the village after which the Chabad Lubavitch movement was named

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Consequences

The story of a mischievous boy throws light on unforseen consequences

• 4 mins

Respect for Elders

A rabbi considers the commandment that says young people should honour their parents

• 3 mins

An Alphabet of Faith - X

Reverend John Bowker on xenoglossia, xavier, and the fast at Lent during Holy Week

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Love Thy Neighbour

Professor Sheila Allen attempts to define what is meant by neighbour

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Aboriginal Culture

Professor Sheila Allen on her time in Australia and the Aborigine students she met

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Respect for Others

Professor Sheila Allen discusses the respect for others as an aspect humanity

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The Night of Power - Islam

Faris Badawi on the night described in the Koran as "better than a thousand months"

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Shrove Tuesday

Thoughts on the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday

Can giving up smoking or sweets for Lent bring you closer to Christ?

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Fortune and Misfortune

Could suffering misfortune ever prove to be fortunate?

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Elisha and Naaman

The biblical story of Elisha healing Naaman from The Second Book of Kings

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Falling on the Face

Reflection on part of Judaism's morning and afternoon services

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A Woman of Worth

Cantor Jonathan Ordman on mothers and sacred customs in the home

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