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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
The Holocaust
A Holocaust survivor contemplates the need to remember and free ourselves from the past
Reflections on the life Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
Fathers and Sons
A father wonders at his young son's ability to enjoy the simple things in life
An Alphabet of Faith - U
Reverend John Bowker on Umaswati, the 2nd Century author of the Tattvartha Sutra
An Alphabet of Faith - W
Reverend John Bowker on the world's religions' attitude to women
An Alphabet of Faith - Z
Reverend John Bowker on the religious ambiguity of the words zeal and zealots
An Alphabet of Faith - V
Reverend John Bowker on the ancient holy city of Varanasi in India
Chinese New Year
Thoughts on the Chinese New Year, and the sense of renewal among China's Christians
An Alphabet of Faith - Y
Reverend John Bowker on the disciplines of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
An Alphabet of Faith - T
Reverend John Bowker on how tea drinking drifted into religion
Lubavitch Movement
A rabbi likens his work in the Lubavitch movement to that of an old-fashioned lamp-lighter
Lubavitch
A visit to the village after which the Chabad Lubavitch movement was named
Consequences
The story of a mischievous boy throws light on unforseen consequences
Respect for Elders
A rabbi considers the commandment that says young people should honour their parents
An Alphabet of Faith - X
Reverend John Bowker on xenoglossia, xavier, and the fast at Lent during Holy Week
Love Thy Neighbour
Professor Sheila Allen attempts to define what is meant by neighbour
Aboriginal Culture
Professor Sheila Allen on her time in Australia and the Aborigine students she met
Respect for Others
Professor Sheila Allen discusses the respect for others as an aspect humanity
The Night of Power - Islam
Faris Badawi on the night described in the Koran as "better than a thousand months"
Shrove Tuesday
Thoughts on the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday
Can giving up smoking or sweets for Lent bring you closer to Christ?
Fortune and Misfortune
Could suffering misfortune ever prove to be fortunate?
Elisha and Naaman
The biblical story of Elisha healing Naaman from The Second Book of Kings