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Edward Stourton with the religious and ethical news of the week. Moral arguments and perspectives on stories familiar and unfamiliar.

On Prisons Sunday, we hear from Minister for Prisons, Crispin Blunt, on how restorative justice works and from Joanne Nodding who has experienced the scheme.
To mark World AIDS Day on Dec 1st. In the second of his reports on Russia and HIV/AIDS, Peter Van Dyk visits a Christian-run detox centre in Russia's Ural mountain region.
Interview with Lord Fowler on 1st Dec debate in the House of Lords on the Select Committee's report on HIV in the UK.
Fidelma Meehan talks to Edward Stourton about the significance of marking the centenary of 'Abdu'l-Bah谩's visit to the UK.
The Children's Minister Tim Loughton has warned of failure by local agencies to recognise and deal with the problem of child sexual exploitation in many areas of the country. In the week he launched a national action plan in which he emphasized the need for social services to build links with faith and race networks, our reporter Kevin Bocquet looks at whether this approach would help in tackling child sexual exploitation.
American political and religious campaigner Jim Wallis is in the UK and this week visited the Occupy site at St Paul's Cathedral. We hear how he compares the church reaction to the protests here with the US and the
Dean of Sheffield, the Very Rev Peter Bradley, talks of how the protest in Sheffield is detracting from the work of the Cathedral.
Gavin Drake reports on the case before an Employment Tribunal of Rev Mark Sharpe who was forced to leave his Worcestershire parish. The outcome of the case could change the status of clergy within the Church of England.

Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.