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Religious Suspicion

Where does the suspicion between Muslim, Christian, and Jew come from?

• 4 mins

A Time of War

Reflections on Ecclesiastes and the difference between pilgrims and tourists in Israel

• 4 mins

The Holy Land

Why has the Holy Land so rarely been a peaceful land?

• 4 mins

Civil Rights in Selma

Remembrances of Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights march on Montgomery

• 4 mins

History and Holy Places

Rabbi Friedlander's thoughts on Jerusalem - a place where three faiths meet

• 4 mins

After the Death

Rabbi Friedlander reflects on the question, why do bad things happen to good people?

• 3 mins

In the Desert

Reflections on Bamidbar and how the Torah was given to the Jewish people

• 4 mins

One Date for Easter

Father Sergei Hackel on why East and West celebrate Easter on different dates

• 4 mins

Orthodox Easter Services

Father Sergei Hackel on the joyful sounds of Orthodox Easter services

• 4 mins

The Beauty of Easter

Father Sergei Hackel on Easter and the beauty of Christian celebrations

• 4 mins

Stone from Jerusalem

John Newbury reflects on the Palestinian Christians, the 'living stones', he met in Israel

• 3 mins

Stone from Zambia

Thoughts on a trip to Zambia and the rights of women

• 3 mins

The Hajj - Islam

Thoughts on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, and the sacrifices made by Abraham

• 4 mins

The Hajj - Islam - 2

Reflecting on the Hajj and the destination of the pilgrimage, the Kaaba

• 4 mins

Preparing for Hajj - Islam

Remembrances of going on hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca

• 4 mins

Muhammad in Medina

The prophet Muhammad and the generosity of the people of Medina

• 3 mins

Baha'i Festival of Ridvan

The twelve day festival celebrating the commencement of Bahullah's prophethood

• 4 mins

Sex and Sexuality 1

Why is sex and sexuality so often a hidden part of life?

• 4 mins

Sacrifice and Surrender

What exactly is sacrifice, and why is it essential for individual and communal success?

• 3 mins

Sex and Sexuality - 2

On what Christianity has to say about sex, some of it helpful, some of it destructive

• 4 mins

Religious Tolerance

Mashuq Ali on the Koranic requirement that all religious expression be respected

• 3 mins

Belonging to Others

Reverend Andrew Godsall gives a short talk about wanting to belong to others

• 4 mins

Stone from Switzerland

How a stone from the mountains speaks of the grandeur of God's creation

• 4 mins

AE Houseman's Happy Highways

The life and work of AE Houseman, an atheist who wished for a land of lost content

• 4 mins

Belonging to God

Reverend Andrew Godsall on belonging to oneself as well as God

• 4 mins

AE Houseman's Loveliest Tree

Canon Eric James on Houseman's imaginary Shropshire and the power of the arts

• 4 mins

Belonging to Ourselves

Reverend Andrew Godsall on how Christ helps people to belong to themselves

• 4 mins

AE Houseman - Witness to the Divine

Canon Eric James wonders whether AE Houseman was as atheist as he claimed

• 4 mins

Islamic Martyrdom

Mashuq Ally on the importance of intentions in Islam

• 3 mins

Islamic Courage

Mashuq Ally on the importance of endurance in the face of adversity and hardship

• 4 mins