Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
Saba Risaluddin on the intellectual achievements of Muslim thinkers throughout history
20 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Cantor Jonathan Ordman tries to explain the "tingle factor" he gets from singing
Why do people need carnival? And why does it so often proceed a period of solemnity?
24 Mar 1995,·3 mins
Thoughts for Passion Week: "In an age of speed one must learn to think slowly"
27 Mar 1995,·4 mins
Why is praying such an effort? How do we prepare for deep prayer?
Worshippers explain what Regent's Park Mosque means to them
"We are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love"
Thoughts for Passion Week: "It takes so many years to realise one is dead"
What Sir Christopher Wren's baroque church means to people
28 Mar 1995,·4 mins
The story of Passover, commemorating the exodus of Israelites from Egypt
02 Apr 1995,·4 mins
"He is a king who exercises his authority by washing the feet of his disciples"
The history and the meanings behind the preparations for Passover
03 Apr 1995,·4 mins
Rabbi Julia Neuberger considers alternative meanings for the food at Passover
Thoughts on Via Dolorosa, the walk pilgrims make in Jerusalem on Good Friday
Thought on the Last Supper which Jesus held with his disciples before going to his death
05 Apr 1995,·4 mins
The Albanian struggle for freedom and words of the prophet Isaiah
Spy Wednesday and reflections on a recent trip to Albania
Is politics in Western countries a Godless profession?
06 Apr 1995,·4 mins
What might non-Christians think of Christian rituals during Holy Week?
09 Apr 1995,·4 mins
Family remembrances of the first planned genocide of the 20th Century
10 Apr 1995,·4 mins
Is it possible to visualise the Holy Spirit?
11 Apr 1995,·4 mins
Reverend Peter McGeary on the story of Doubting Thomas
Thoughts poetic visions of glory and the Ascension of Christ
Why did it take so long for Yom HaShoah to become a national memorial day in Israel?
A man imprisoned by the Nazi, who encouraged prayers for the Germans
13 Apr 1995,·4 mins
Why is it so difficult to forgive and forget - especially forget?
Do ritual prayers encourage devotion or boredom, especially in the young?
18 Apr 1995,·4 mins
The history and meaning behind the Passover celebrations
What does the Buddhist festival of Vesak - Full Moon - celebrate?
21 Apr 1995,·4 mins
What is the future of conservation, and are faiths doing enough?
26 Apr 1995,·4 mins
