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The River Rhine
The historic and symbolic importance of the River Rhine
Cause of Death
Coroner James Turnbull on the relationship between death, religion and the hereafter
Suicide
Coroner and reverend James Turnbull on why those who commit suicide do what they do
Death Without Blame
Reverend James Turnbull on seeking the truth about a death, without apportioning blame
Grief and Tears
Sister Lavinia Byrne on the place of sorrow in our lives - and the story of Lot's wife
Synod on Religious Life
Sister Lavinia Byrne discusses the synod on the religious life taking place in Rome
The First Women
Sister Lavinia Byrne considers how women in the Bible have been politicised
Silat
A talk on Silat - a South East Asian martial art deeply rooted in Malay culture
Simchat Torah
Reflections on the climax of Jewish festivities and the Jewish love of knowledge
Polygamy and Islam
Saba Risaluddin on the stereotype that a Muslim man can take as many wives he wishes
Islam and Women
Saba Risaluddin on the Western perception of the repression of women in Islamic countries
Islam and Marriage
Saba Risaluddin discusses Islam and marriage, romantic love versus arranged marriage
The Shofar
A remembrance of the Jewish men, women, and children of Telz massacred by Nazis in 1941
Feminism
Saba Risaluddin on the inspiring, feminist, and courageous women she has found in Islam
The Hijab
Saba Risakadin discusses what wearing the veil, or Hijab, means to Muslims
Yom Kippur
A discussion of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar
Happy Relationships
Rabbi Harvey Belovski suggests how to become a giver rather than a taker
The Alphabet of Faith - F
Reverend John Bowker considers the history and practise of religious feasts and fasts
The Alphabet of Faiths - A
Reverend John Bowker starts his alphabet of the world's faiths
An Alphabet of Faith - I
Reverend John Bowker on incarnation and physical manifestations of the divine
An Alphabet of Faith - E
Reverend John Bowker on the concept of Eden - a place of origin, despair, and hope
Alphabet of Faith - G
Is God the producer of all that is, or a production of the human mind?
The Alphabet of Faith - D
Reverend John Bowker considers Dharma - as Hindus call their own faith
An Alphabet of Faith - H
Reverend John Bowker considers hair's importance in religion
Advertising and Happiness
Rabbi Harvey Belovski wonders whether we can buy our way to happiness
The Alphabet of Faith - C
Reverend John Bowker considers the history and practise of the Chinese “zuo chanâ€
Leela Joseph
The story of Leela Joseph from south India who left her own faith to join the Quakers
Alphabet of Faith - B
Reverend John Bowker with the story of the Christian monk Benedict
All Souls' Day
Canon Eric James contemplates the meaning of All Souls' Day
Michaelmas
A priest contemplates the difference between the medium and the message
Origin of Existence
A Koranic explanation of the origin and meaning of existence