Focus on Faith

A look at the impact of religion around the world.

World Service,420 episodes

Episodes

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Questioning the Resurrection
Was Christ's resurrection a historical fact or a symbolic truth?
17 Mar 1994,27 mins
Church of Sweden's Female Priest Furor
The Church of Sweden is still divided over women priests after 34 years
10 Mar 1994,27 mins
Bishops Covert Over Female Priests
Threats of a mass exodus of Anglicans to Rome over women priests. Jewish women in Britain. Iran and a new purist Islamic culture.
24 Feb 1994,27 mins
Catholic Catechism Translation Uproar
Controversy over the new English translation of the Catholic catechism; foreign missionaries in China; reorganisation in the Church of England.
17 Feb 1994,28 mins
Ecumenical Patriarch Condemns Balkan Violence
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew condemns violence in Bosnia
10 Feb 1994,27 mins
Modern Technology and Religion
Prominent religious leader meet to discuss questions raised by modern technology
03 Feb 1994,28 mins
World Council of Churches Central Committee
Johannesburg meeting of World Council of Churches seeks new role for church
27 Jan 1994,27 mins
World Council of Churches Visits South Africa
South African government welcomes the World Council of Churches
20 Jan 1994,28 mins
Sentenced to Death for Apostasy
Calls on Iran to release Christian prisoner facing execution
13 Jan 1994,27 mins
Archbishop Visits Sudan
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Southern Sudan
06 Jan 1994,28 mins
Clergy in the Closet
Bishop scandal sparks debate over homosexuality and Christianity
01 Jan 1994,27 mins
Catholic Church in East Timor
The Catholic Church as a catalyst for nationalistic feeling in East Timor
01 Jan 1994,27 mins
The Untouchables
A programme looking at the Indian caste system
14 Dec 1993,28 mins
Commerce in the Cloisters
Raising funds for the repair and restoration of Britain's cathedrals
15 Sep 1993,27 mins
Islam as the New 'World Threat'
King Hussein of Jordan on the chances for peace in the Middle East
05 Aug 1993,27 mins
Shrine Attack in Iran
Thousands attend funeral of the 24 people killed by a bomb at Iran's holiest shiite shrine
23 Jun 1993,27 mins
Faith and Hospice
The role of faith in hospice
22 Dec 1992,27 mins
Healing After a Catastrophe
Coping with the effects of catastrophe after the Bijlmermeer air crash in The Netherlands
22 Oct 1992,28 mins
America's 'New Civil War'
Pro and anti-choice abortion campaigners take to the streets in America's "new civil war"
16 Jul 1992,26 mins
Religious Rebirth in Russia
New freedoms have opened up new possibilities of worship in Russia
22 Dec 1991,27 mins
Muslims in Britain
Mike Wooldridge examines the hopes and aspirations of Muslim people living in Britain
10 Jul 1991,28 mins
Southern Africa Coalition and Democracy
Maoris in New Zealand demand equal rights within the Church
28 Feb 1991,14 mins
The Limits of Christianity
Who has the authority to define the limits of Christianity?
20 Feb 1991,13 mins
World Council of Churches Assembly
The Seventh Assembly of the World Council of Churches opens in Canberra
07 Feb 1991,13 mins
Terry Waite's Muslim Captors
Archbishop Robert Runcie prays for the release of hostage Terry Waite
24 Jan 1991,13 mins
An Alternative to War in the Gulf
Churches call for alternative to violence as the prospect of war looms in the Gulf
10 Jan 1991,27 mins
The Murder of Archbishop Romero
Commemorating 10 years since the murder of Archbishop Romero in El Salvador
03 May 1990,27 mins
Democracy and the Church in Chile
Vindication for Roman Catholic church as democracy finally comes to Chile
14 Dec 1989,27 mins
The Pope Denounces Syrian Genocide
Pope accuses Damascus of genocide. Frozen embryos -the start of life or merely property?. Christians coming together in Belfast. Mass exodus of Beirut refugees.
17 Aug 1989,28 mins
Helping Mozambique, the 'world's unhappiest country'
Churches initiate peace talks on Mozambique, the "world's unhappiest country"
10 Aug 1989,28 mins