Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
Descriptions of the indicators of marriage from various regions of India
12 Jan 1995,·4 mins
The Egyptian wise fool Goha shows what happens when we confuse status with character
Writer Nima Poovaya-Smith discusses the classic costume, in high fashion for 2,000 years
12 Jan 1995,·3 mins
"We all have many identities. I'm a husband, father, son, and I'm British and a Muslim"
Favourite memories from a childhood in south India
Canon Colin Semper ends his talks on Christian doctrines, by considering life after death
17 Jan 1995,·3 mins
Canon Colin Semper sheds light on the Communion of Saints
Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?
17 Jan 1995,·4 mins
Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience
The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?
Canon Colin Semper considers what is meant by the Kingdom of God.
Remembrances of Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
23 Jan 1995,·4 mins
A Holocaust survivor contemplates the need to remember and free ourselves from the past
24 Jan 1995,·4 mins
Reflections on the life Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
A father wonders at his young son's ability to enjoy the simple things in life
Reverend John Bowker on Umaswati, the 2nd Century author of the Tattvartha Sutra
25 Jan 1995,·4 mins
Reverend John Bowker on the world's religions' attitude to women
Reverend John Bowker on the religious ambiguity of the words zeal and zealots
Reverend John Bowker on the ancient holy city of Varanasi in India
Thoughts on the Chinese New Year, and the sense of renewal among China's Christians
Reverend John Bowker on the disciplines of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Reverend John Bowker on how tea drinking drifted into religion
A rabbi likens his work in the Lubavitch movement to that of an old-fashioned lamp-lighter
26 Jan 1995,·3 mins
A visit to the village after which the Chabad Lubavitch movement was named
The story of a mischievous boy throws light on unforseen consequences
26 Jan 1995,·4 mins
A rabbi considers the commandment that says young people should honour their parents
Reverend John Bowker on xenoglossia, xavier, and the fast at Lent during Holy Week
29 Jan 1995,·4 mins
Professor Sheila Allen attempts to define what is meant by neighbour
05 Feb 1995,·3 mins
Professor Sheila Allen on her time in Australia and the Aborigine students she met
Professor Sheila Allen discusses the respect for others as an aspect humanity
