Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
On what Christianity has to say about sex, some of it helpful, some of it destructive
19 Apr 1996,·4 mins
Mashuq Ali on the Koranic requirement that all religious expression be respected
19 Apr 1996,·3 mins
Reverend Andrew Godsall gives a short talk about wanting to belong to others
22 Apr 1996,·4 mins
How a stone from the mountains speaks of the grandeur of God's creation
The life and work of AE Houseman, an atheist who wished for a land of lost content
Reverend Andrew Godsall on belonging to oneself as well as God
Canon Eric James on Houseman's imaginary Shropshire and the power of the arts
Reverend Andrew Godsall on how Christ helps people to belong to themselves
23 Apr 1996,·4 mins
Canon Eric James wonders whether AE Houseman was as atheist as he claimed
Mashuq Ally on the importance of intentions in Islam
02 May 1996,·3 mins
Mashuq Ally on the importance of endurance in the face of adversity and hardship
02 May 1996,·4 mins
On the Christian division felt by Western pilgrims when they visit Jerusalem
06 May 1996,·4 mins
On how most visitors to the Holy Land have not been pilgrims but soldiers
Why have different peoples felt so attached to Jerusalem throughout history?
Can package holiday pilgrimages ever capture the spirit of the Holy Land?
Nonconformist reverend, Rosemary Wakelin, on the ascension of Jesus Christ
07 May 1996,·3 mins
Nonconformist Reverend, Rosemary Wakelin, on the Christian feast day of Corpus Christi
One woman's journey to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover
07 May 1996,·4 mins
Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, commemorates Jerusalem's reunification in 1967
What makes Jerusalem such a special place for Jews, Christians and Muslims?
The story of the Prophet's migration and the Hijri New Year
09 May 1996,·3 mins
The different interpretations of the story in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son
10 May 1996,·4 mins
A reading from the Book of Genesis with a lesson about laughter and tears
The lesson of mercy at the heart of Ashura, one of the holiest days in Shia Islam
16 May 1996,·3 mins
What happens when people go further than 'loving thy neighbour'?
21 May 1996,·4 mins
Language, prejudice, and the origins of 'sinister'
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain on the festival of Shavuot - the Jewish Feast of Weeks
21 May 1996,·3 mins
The history and meaning of the coming of age ceremony for Jewish boys
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain on the need to tackle ignorance and prejudice
The story of the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
22 May 1996,·4 mins
