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The Holy Land
Why has the Holy Land so rarely been a peaceful land?
Civil Rights in Selma
Remembrances of Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights march on Montgomery
History and Holy Places
Rabbi Friedlander's thoughts on Jerusalem - a place where three faiths meet
After the Death
Rabbi Friedlander reflects on the question, why do bad things happen to good people?
In the Desert
Reflections on Bamidbar and how the Torah was given to the Jewish people
One Date for Easter
Father Sergei Hackel on why East and West celebrate Easter on different dates
Orthodox Easter Services
Father Sergei Hackel on the joyful sounds of Orthodox Easter services
The Beauty of Easter
Father Sergei Hackel on Easter and the beauty of Christian celebrations
Stone from Jerusalem
John Newbury reflects on the Palestinian Christians, the 'living stones', he met in Israel
Stone from Zambia
Thoughts on a trip to Zambia and the rights of women
The Hajj - Islam
Thoughts on the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, or Hajj, and the sacrifices made by Abraham
The Hajj - Islam - 2
Reflecting on the Hajj and the destination of the pilgrimage, the Kaaba
Preparing for Hajj - Islam
Remembrances of going on hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca
Muhammad in Medina
The prophet Muhammad and the generosity of the people of Medina
Baha'i Festival of Ridvan
The twelve day festival celebrating the commencement of Bahullah's prophethood
Sex and Sexuality 1
Why is sex and sexuality so often a hidden part of life?
Sacrifice and Surrender
What exactly is sacrifice, and why is it essential for individual and communal success?
Sex and Sexuality - 2
On what Christianity has to say about sex, some of it helpful, some of it destructive
Religious Tolerance
Mashuq Ali on the Koranic requirement that all religious expression be respected
Belonging to Others
Reverend Andrew Godsall gives a short talk about wanting to belong to others
Stone from Switzerland
How a stone from the mountains speaks of the grandeur of God's creation
AE Houseman's Happy Highways
The life and work of AE Houseman, an atheist who wished for a land of lost content
Belonging to God
Reverend Andrew Godsall on belonging to oneself as well as God
AE Houseman's Loveliest Tree
Canon Eric James on Houseman's imaginary Shropshire and the power of the arts
Belonging to Ourselves
Reverend Andrew Godsall on how Christ helps people to belong to themselves
AE Houseman - Witness to the Divine
Canon Eric James wonders whether AE Houseman was as atheist as he claimed
Islamic Martyrdom
Mashuq Ally on the importance of intentions in Islam
Islamic Courage
Mashuq Ally on the importance of endurance in the face of adversity and hardship
Christian Jerusalem
On the Christian division felt by Western pilgrims when they visit Jerusalem
Battle for the Holy Land
On how most visitors to the Holy Land have not been pilgrims but soldiers
Home to Jerusalem
Why have different peoples felt so attached to Jerusalem throughout history?