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The Holiday Season
Is Christmas still a religious festival or is it just a holiday?
The Perfect Woman
Is the Hebrew book of Proverbs being ironic about the perfect woman?
Hanukkah
Many faiths celebrate with lights and presents - but is it all becoming too commercial?
Saint Nicholas
Sister Lavinia Byrne wonders how much of the story of Santa Claus is true.
Gladys Aylward
The missionary to China whose life was made into the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Advent
Sister Lavinia Byrne talks about her memories of the Advent season
Divine Retribution
Does divine retribution exist?
Apocalypse
Deciphering the apocalyptic code of the Bible - and the dangers of not doing so
Original Sin
What have Philip Larkin and original sin got in common?
Charisma
The religious and spiritual roots of the word charisma
Doctrines - Resurrection
Can Christ's resurrection be understood through personal experience?
Are Words Enough?
Canon Colin Semper explains how the truth can never be fully told in words
The Meaning Of Doctrine
Canon Colin Semper discusses the meaning of doctrine, which he sees as a description of experience
Self Epitaph
Canon Colin Semper responds to a jocular question about his own epitaph
Virgin Mary
What does the Koran say about the Virgin Mary?
Out With the Old
Will the New Year bring a frenzy of recycling?
East Berlin
Reflections on leaving home and starting anew
German Jewish Community
The indomitable spirit of life, as seen in the new Jewish communities in Germany
Silence at Christmas
The peacefulness of Christmas Day in England
Hindu Marital Status
Descriptions of the indicators of marriage from various regions of India
Authority and Status
The Egyptian wise fool Goha shows what happens when we confuse status with character
The Sari
Writer Nima Poovaya-Smith discusses the classic costume, in high fashion for 2,000 years
Identity
"We all have many identities. I'm a husband, father, son, and I'm British and a Muslim"
Nima Poovaya-Smith
Favourite memories from a childhood in south India
Life After Death
Canon Colin Semper ends his talks on Christian doctrines, by considering life after death
The Communion of Saints
Canon Colin Semper sheds light on the Communion of Saints
Religious Words
Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?
Christian Doctrines
Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience
Changing Role of the Clergy
The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?
Canon Colin Semper considers what is meant by the Kingdom of God.
Buddhist Monk
Remembrances of Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk