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The Essential Koran - Sunni and Shia

Discussion on Sharia law, Shia and Sunni communities, and the relevance of the Koran

• 13 mins

The Essential Koran - Jihad

What does Islam really mean by holy war?

• 13 mins

Sex and the Soul - Longing

A sense of yearning and belonging can be both a physical and a divine sensation

• 13 mins

Sex and The Soul - Desire

A look at desire from a spiritual perspective

• 13 mins

Sex and the Soul - Ecstasy

What links the sensuous and the sacred?

• 13 mins

Sex and The Soul - Transformation

Love can transform into something new and different

• 14 mins

Objects of Wonder - Hunting Coats

What can painted caribou hide coats tell us about Native American spiritual beliefs?

• 13 mins

Objects of Wonder - Buddhist Sculpture

Martin Palmer talks about a 2000 year old Buddhist statue from Afghanistan

• 14 mins

Objects of Wonder - Ruthwell Cross

The significance of a six-metre high carved cross dating from the 7th Century

• 13 mins

Objects of Wonder - Czech Memorial Scrolls

How 1500 Torah scrolls survived the Holocaust in the basement of a synagogue in Prague

• 13 mins

Brushes with Death - Hamza Yusuf

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf talks about how a serious car crash led to his conversion to Islam

• 13 mins

Brushes with Death - Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo

"It was very clear to me that there were very many orphans waiting to be helped"

• 13 mins

Brushes with Death - Sue Bowes

After a plane crash, Sue Bowes reappraised her life, became a bereavement counsellor

• 13 mins

Brushes with Death - Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O'Sullivan, a former soldier in the French Foreign Legion, became a counsellor

• 13 mins

Stolen Lives - Tibet

A Tibetan talks about being recognised as a reincarnated lama at the age of three

• 13 mins

Stolen Lives - Australia

Audrey Kinnear describes how she was forcibly removed from her family and her culture

• 13 mins

Stolen Lives - Colombia

Consuela was arrested for anti-government work and resisted torture to protect others

• 13 mins

Sense and The City - Tokyo

Caro, a career woman living in Tokyo, discovered Christianity while living in the US

• 13 mins

Sense and The City - Berlin

The demands of life take their toll on Maria, but she has found solace in Buddhism

• 13 mins

Sense and The City - Mexico City

The congregation of the Holy Virgin church Xochimilco revere a figure of the baby Jesus

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part One

Listeners write in with their statements of belief, to create a global snapshot of faith

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part Two

Listeners describe their belief in a traditional god

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part Three

Statements of belief from those who choose to define god in their own way

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part Four

Many listeners were keen to state their lack of religious belief

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part Five

The World Service audience describes how and why the world came into being

• 13 mins

I Believe - Part Six

A global snapshot of faith at the beginning of the 20th Century with statements of belief

• 13 mins

Marjorie Agos铆n

The Latin American Jewish poet talks about her family and her faith

• 13 mins

Tell Me My Future - Part One

Tony Singh and Esther Foreman see people who interpret their futures New Age-style

• 13 mins

Tell Me My Future - Part Two

Esther gets advice from beyond the grave and Tony sees a numerologist

• 13 mins

Tell Me My Future - Part Three

Tony meets an ayurvedic astrology and Esther meets a psychic

• 13 mins