麻豆约拍

A Question of Belief

The problem of knowing what to believe in the modern world

• 4 mins

Pessimism

What's the difference between an optimist and a pessimist?

• 3 mins

Political Abstractions

Rafiq Abdullah considers the "sinister consequences" of political abstractions

• 4 mins

Christmas Time

A Christian on the one service about Christmas that he actually remembers

• 3 mins

The Gift of Time

"I like to think of time as one of God's greatest and most loving gifts"

• 3 mins

Saving Time

"What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare"

• 4 mins

The Story of Time

The dimension along which all traffic passes in the same direction

• 4 mins

Julian Christmas

Wherever the Julian calendar is observed, 7 January is Christmas Day

• 4 mins

Narada Muni

Deepak Vohra on the Hindu sage and mystic Narada Muni

• 4 mins

Sectarianism

Deepak Vohra argues for a change in consciousness if global conflicts are to be healed

• 4 mins

A Charitable Outlook

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis with a tale of charity and helping others to help themselves

• 4 mins

The Value of Time

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on valuing time

• 3 mins

First Impressions

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on the importance of first impressions

• 3 mins

Russian Christmas

Father Michael Fortounatto the religious revival that followed the collapse of communism

• 4 mins

Inter-Faith Respect

How people from different religions can benefit from a spirit of harmony

• 3 mins

Rebuilding Lives

Michael Fortounatto on Christians using their spiritual resources to rebuild their lives

• 4 mins

Night Journey

Umar Hegedus marks the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous 'night journey'

• 4 mins

Guru Gobind Singh

Indarjit Singh tells the story of Guru Gobind Singh, the last of the ten Sikh Gurus

• 4 mins

Ash Wednesday

Canon Eric James discusses Ash Wednesday, the first of the 40 days of Lent

• 4 mins

Lady Day

Canon Eric James discusses Lady Day, another name for the Feast of Annunciation

• 4 mins

Shrove Tuesday

Canon Eric James discusses Shrove Tuesday, a day of confession and absolution

• 3 mins

Candlemas

Canon Eric James discusses the commemoration of Jesus through the lighting of candles

• 3 mins

Imam Ali

The story of Imam Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad

• 4 mins

Imam Mahdi

Remembering and celebrating the birth of Imam Al-Mahdi, the prophesised redeemer of Islam

• 3 mins

Misrepresentation of Islam

Umar Hegedus argues the Islam's core beliefs have been misrepresented for centuries

• 4 mins

Death of a Loved One

Evelyn Friedlander remembers her mother and their fraught relationship

• 4 mins

Artists and Artisans

Evelyn Friedlander with a Torah reading on the value of skilled workmanship

• 4 mins

Shabbat

Evelyn Friedlander thinks about Shabbat and wonders where she could feel at home

• 4 mins

Muslims and the Koran

Umar Hegedus considers whether Muslim behaviour reflects Koranic teaching

• 3 mins

Purim

Evelyn Friedlander on Purim, the Jewish religious festival celebrating escape from death

• 4 mins