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Personal approaches to spirituality from around the world.
Celibacy
Episode 1
When did celibacy become mandatory for the priests in the Catholic Church? We examine the unmarried life of the priest.
Episode 2
Faith And Football
Richard Coles explores the role faith plays in football and asks how realistic it is to expect football to be secular.
Buddhist Temple Bells
There are thousands of Buddhist temples in Japan and most have huge bronze bells, bonshou, which are cherished and revered.
Fame, Blame And Shame
Michael Ford explores the spiritual dimensions of Fame, Blame and Shame through vivid stories from different cultures & faiths.
Episode 3
New Jewish Life In Berlin
Through the eyes of Berlin's new Jews, Kristine Pommert portrays the Jewish community in what used to be Hitler's capital.
Bosnia's War Babies
The story of teenagers 'born from hate', as a result of war rape in Bosnia, who are now experiencing mental trauma.
A Dictatorship Of Relativism
Edward Stourton examines claims that the tolerance which moral relativism is supposed to foster has turned into a new extremism.
Recite!
Razia Iqbal takes a fresh look at the rich oral and artistic traditions surrounding the Quran - the holy book of Islam.
Rise And Rise Of The Georgian Orthodox C
Tom Esslemont explores the astonishing renaissance of Georgia's Orthodox Church following the end of Communism.
Christianity In China
Christopher Landau tells the story of the rapid growth of state-sanctioned Christianity in China, and its impact on society.
Why Remain A Catholic? 1
Edward Stourton asks how Catholics negotiate their own moral paths in a church which many feel is deeply discredited.
Hasidic Pilgrimage
Daniel Gordon looks at the pilgrimage to Lizhensk, resting place of the Rabbi who popularised Hasidic Judaism in Poland.
Right Livelihood
A look at how people in Australia are employing Buddhist ethics and practices in their workplaces to make work more satisfying.
Women In The Madrassa
Zaiba Malik explores the work, and the social revolution, of the Mourchidat - female Muslim leaders in Morocco.
The Whoop
Jessica Alpert discovers The Whoop - a musical, emotional, non-intellectual method of preaching the Word of God.
Ground Zero Mosque
Linda Pressly traces the development of a controversy that engulfed New York and the US in the run-up to the mid-term elections.
God And The Tea Party
Matt Wells explores how the Tea Party movement in the US may affect the traditional Christian influence on conservative politics
Bolivia - Day Of The Skulls
Andres Schipani reports on a colourful collision of ancient indigenous ritual with Catholicism in La Paz, involving human skulls
The Mourner's Kaddish
Rabbi Naftali Brawer explores the history and meaning of the Mourners Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.
Hajj On Wheels (Heart And Soul)
Meena Bakhtash on Muslims who have completed the Hajj in a wheelchair, fulfilling the 5th pillar of Islam despite disability.
Eco Asceticsm
A new spiritual focus on lifestyle changes that reduce personal consumption and carbon footprint, termed "Eco-Asceticism"
The Holocaust Deniers
Wendy Robbins takes a personal journey, examining fears that history is being rewritten, threatening the Jewish community.
Bede
Francis Spufford looks at how Bede, an obscure English monk from the 8th century, shaped the history of Christianity.
Being Joseph
Step-parenting has become far more common, but has it become any easier emotionally to bring up another man's child?