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At the Spirit Level - UK

Andrea Clark talks about her interactions with the spirit world - and her Christian faith

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At the Spirit Level - Nigeria

Omadili and Olalecko prepare devotions to Ogun, a spirit of the Yoruba people

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At the Spirit Level - Rabbi Lionel Blue

Rabbi Lionel Blue describes his belief in angels and how it has been central to his faith

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Simchat Torah

The Simchat Torah service is one of the happiest days in the Jewish calendar

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The Essential Koran - Part Six Diversity

The Koran was revealed to a religiously diverse society

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The Essential Koran - Sunni and Shia

Discussion on Sharia law, Shia and Sunni communities, and the relevance of the Koran

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The Essential Koran - Jihad

What does Islam really mean by holy war?

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Sex and the Soul - Longing

A sense of yearning and belonging can be both a physical and a divine sensation

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Sex and The Soul - Desire

A look at desire from a spiritual perspective

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Sex and the Soul - Ecstasy

What links the sensuous and the sacred?

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Sex and The Soul - Transformation

Love can transform into something new and different

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Objects of Wonder - Hunting Coats

What can painted caribou hide coats tell us about Native American spiritual beliefs?

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Objects of Wonder - Buddhist Sculpture

Martin Palmer talks about a 2000 year old Buddhist statue from Afghanistan

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Objects of Wonder - Ruthwell Cross

The significance of a six-metre high carved cross dating from the 7th Century

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Objects of Wonder - Czech Memorial Scrolls

How 1500 Torah scrolls survived the Holocaust in the basement of a synagogue in Prague

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Brushes with Death - Hamza Yusuf

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf talks about how a serious car crash led to his conversion to Islam

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Brushes with Death - Bishop Alexis Bilindabagabo

"It was very clear to me that there were very many orphans waiting to be helped"

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Brushes with Death - Sue Bowes

After a plane crash, Sue Bowes reappraised her life, became a bereavement counsellor

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Brushes with Death - Michael O'Sullivan

Michael O'Sullivan, a former soldier in the French Foreign Legion, became a counsellor

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Stolen Lives - Tibet

A Tibetan talks about being recognised as a reincarnated lama at the age of three

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Stolen Lives - Australia

Audrey Kinnear describes how she was forcibly removed from her family and her culture

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Stolen Lives - Colombia

Consuela was arrested for anti-government work and resisted torture to protect others

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Sense and The City - Tokyo

Caro, a career woman living in Tokyo, discovered Christianity while living in the US

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Sense and The City - Berlin

The demands of life take their toll on Maria, but she has found solace in Buddhism

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Sense and The City - Mexico City

The congregation of the Holy Virgin church Xochimilco revere a figure of the baby Jesus

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I Believe - Part One

Listeners write in with their statements of belief, to create a global snapshot of faith

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I Believe - Part Two

Listeners describe their belief in a traditional god

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I Believe - Part Three

Statements of belief from those who choose to define god in their own way

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I Believe - Part Four

Many listeners were keen to state their lack of religious belief

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I Believe - Part Five

The World Service audience describes how and why the world came into being

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