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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?
Modern Pilgrimage
Can package holiday pilgrimages ever capture the spirit of the Holy Land?
Growing Up and Letting Go
Nonconformist reverend, Rosemary Wakelin, on the ascension of Jesus Christ
Corpus Christi 1996
Nonconformist Reverend, Rosemary Wakelin, on the Christian feast day of Corpus Christi
Passover in Jerusalem
One woman's journey to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover
Jerusalem Day
Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, commemorates Jerusalem's reunification in 1967
Why Jerusalem?
What makes Jerusalem such a special place for Jews, Christians and Muslims?
Muslim New Year
The story of the Prophet's migration and the Hijri New Year
The Sacrifice of Isaac
The different interpretations of the story in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son
The Birth of Isaac
A reading from the Book of Genesis with a lesson about laughter and tears
The Importance of Ahsura
The lesson of mercy at the heart of Ashura, one of the holiest days in Shia Islam
Love Across the Religious Divide
What happens when people go further than 'loving thy neighbour'?
Politically Correct Bible
Language, prejudice, and the origins of 'sinister'
Shavuot
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain on the festival of Shavuot - the Jewish Feast of Weeks