Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
On man's need to reach out to the unknown and ask for help
15 Sep 1995,·4 mins
Can cyberspace ever be a sacred space?
Thoughts on Coventry Cathedral, built in 1373 and destroyed during World War Two
Could hearing voices be considered a grace and not a curse?
Reflections on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar - the Day of Atonement
20 Sep 1995,·4 mins
The pleasure of getting to know people from different faiths and traditions
20 Sep 1995,·3 mins
The importance of not taking life for granted
Why busy people should put prayer first
25 Sep 1995,·3 mins
Why don't we question our own actions before judging others?
25 Sep 1995,·4 mins
On how hard it is to take the words of Jesus literally and love your enemy
A reflection on differing forms of truth, in particular religious truth
29 Sep 1995,·4 mins
What does it mean to be wise in a world of inequality, poverty and homelessness?
Why do so many Muslim countries suffer from a lack of peace?
A reminder to reflect, repent, and return to God
Thoughts on the deepest and most heart-felt question we could ever ask
Why are we all so quick to believe ill of each other?
Why Jewish families build an open air structure in which to live
02 Oct 1995,·4 mins
Could busyness stop us being aware of God?
08 Oct 1995,·3 mins
Do Christians spend too much time focusing on their sins?
13 Oct 1995,·4 mins
The story of Rabia, and the ecstatic Sufi poetry of Farid ud-Din
17 Oct 1995,·4 mins
Whitman's poetry describes nature and the self - but what of God?
The Persian mystic famous for his poetry, accusation of heresy and execution
The Indian poet-saint who likened God to sugar spilled in the sand
Reading the world as a kind of text, who wrote the script?
The poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her husband Robert
The threat to spiritual life from the modern need to 'feel' good
18 Oct 1995,·4 mins
A reminder that we have only one world and we must live on it together
18 Oct 1995,·3 mins
The mystical poetry of Kabir, and Guru Nanak
Jewish beliefs about creation and the roles of men and women
19 Oct 1995,·4 mins
How faith, poetry, and friends, helped a man cope with redundancy
20 Oct 1995,·4 mins