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  1. Neighbours

    John McCarthy considers the relationships we have with those we live alongside.

  2. The Boundaries of Religion: Part 2

    Mark Tully concludes his exploration of the relationship between reason and religion.

  3. The Boundaries of Reason: Part 1

    Mark Tully questions the apparent conflict between religion and reason.

  4. Seeking Eurydice

    Jo Fidgen goes in search of an afterlife that even an atheist can believe in.

  5. Faith in Numbers

    John McCarthy explores the potential of numbers to both comfort and inspire.

  6. Mending Cracks with Gold

    Celebrating damage - learning from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery.

  7. Anger

    Llewellyn Morgan reflects on the not always negative nature of anger.

  8. Why do we have to get richer?

    Mark Tully questions the pursuit of economic growth at all costs.

  9. Learning to be Human

    'Gorillas taught me to be human.' John McCarthy explores unusual paths to humanity.

  10. Heat

    Mark Tully considers the metaphorical and spiritual significance of heat.

  11. Stewardship

    Mark Tully discusses ideas of stewardship and our responsibility to future generations.

  12. Desire

    Sarah Cuddon considers the meaning of desire.

  13. Procrastination

    Samira Ahmed considers whether procrastination is always such a bad thing.

  14. Keeping the Past Alive

    Samira Ahmed considers the value of re-examining the past.

  15. Holy Verses

    Mark Tully examines the role of poetry in worship.

  16. Vanishing Point

    Jude Rogers explores our desire to disappear.

  17. Holding Hands

    John McCarthy considers the significance of holding hands as an act of trust and love.

  18. Seeing God

    Mark Tully examines the nature of religious visions and visionaries.

  19. Walking a Mile in Another Man's Shoes

    Mark Tully examines the place of empathy in politics, religion, medicine and the arts.

  20. Endings and Beginnings

    Marie-Louise Muir reflects on the mysteries of the creative process.

  21. When Certainties Are Shaken

    Samira Ahmed asks what we do when new revelations throw our past convictions into doubt.

  22. The Greatest of These Is Love?

    John McCarthy considers the centrality of love in our lives. With writer Salley Vickers.

  23. Debt

    Against a background of economic insecurity, Mark Tully discusses the moral side to debt.

  24. Escapism

    Art historian James Fox considers why there seems to be a human need to escape.

  25. Humility

    Classical scholar and Anglican minister Teresa Morgan reflects on humility.

  26. Taking Up the Thread

    Samira Ahmed reflects on the different ways 'threads' can lead us and connect us.

  27. 07/04/2013

    John McCarthy explores the significance of the PietΓ  in art and life. With Antony Gormley.

  28. Rising from the Ashes

    Mark Tully discusses the meaning of Resurrection, in a programme about moving on.

  29. God Bless our Contradictions

    Poet Stewart Henderson reflects on our inner contradictions. Can they ever be helpful?

  30. Into the Dark

    Poet John Agard reflects on what it means to embrace the darkness.

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