Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
On the UN's 50th anniversary, a reminder of what it stand for
20 Oct 1995,·4 mins
The necessity - and the difficulty - of forgiving those who have done great harm
24 Oct 1995,·3 mins
From Khadija, Aisha, and Fatima to admirable Muslim women in the present
24 Oct 1995,·4 mins
Do people seek a religious path or does the path seek them?
How can former enemies begin to trust each other?
The Torah story of Noah and Sodom and the concept of God's wrath
27 Oct 1995,·4 mins
The story of an elderly Arab man who looked after a synagogue for 19 years
02 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Is memory - especially of painful things - necessary for moral action?
The relationship between Sufism and the duties and obligations of Islam
03 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's reflections on the nature of holiness
05 Nov 1995,·3 mins
Amid growing technology, the value of reaching out, person to person, and listening
06 Nov 1995,·4 mins
How the unlikeliest people convey the spirit of God
Rabbi Jonathan Magonet remembers an unassuming teacher
07 Nov 1995,·4 mins
How can our cities be 'loved into wholeness'?
Connecting with nature and respecting the Earth as part of daily devotion
Father Oliver McTernan describes feeling inadequate in the presence of God
08 Nov 1995,·4 mins
How faith involves concepts of unity, duality or trinity.
09 Nov 1995,·4 mins
On the strange comfort given by A Choir of Angels, by 15th Century artist Simon Marmion
13 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Is there such a thing as destiny, or do we have free will?
13 Nov 1995,·3 mins
Reverend Helen Cunliffe on All Souls' Day and remembering the dead.
Why is Hanukkah described as the "chameleon festival"?
14 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Why are some prayers uttered in vain - isn't God listening?
14 Nov 1995,·3 mins
What can we do to welcome the Messiah?
Why are people superstitious and do they ever help?
Why is religious tolerance so often seen as weakness?
16 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Why doesn't God punish those who commit evil acts on earth?
On the poet who, despite being non-religious, found the presence of God
17 Nov 1995,·4 mins
Saba Risaluddin on the "aspiration toward God and soaring melodies" of sacred music
Saba Risalludin on integrity and honesty as religious requirement
On the power of great art to make saints seem human
19 Nov 1995,·4 mins
