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Sacrifice and Faith

The stories of the Prophet Ibrahim and Abdul Muttalib

• 3 mins

The Holiday Season

Is Christmas still a religious festival or is it just a holiday?

• 3 mins

The Perfect Woman

Is the Hebrew book of Proverbs being ironic about the perfect woman?

• 4 mins

Hanukkah

Many faiths celebrate with lights and presents - but is it all becoming too commercial?

• 3 mins

Saint Nicholas

Sister Lavinia Byrne wonders how much of the story of Santa Claus is true.

• 4 mins

Gladys Aylward

The missionary to China whose life was made into the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

• 4 mins

Advent

Sister Lavinia Byrne talks about her memories of the Advent season

• 4 mins

Divine Retribution

Does divine retribution exist?

• 3 mins

Apocalypse

Deciphering the apocalyptic code of the Bible - and the dangers of not doing so

• 4 mins

Original Sin

What have Philip Larkin and original sin got in common?

• 3 mins

Charisma

The religious and spiritual roots of the word charisma

• 4 mins

Doctrines - Resurrection

Can Christ's resurrection be understood through personal experience?

• 3 mins

Are Words Enough?

Canon Colin Semper explains how the truth can never be fully told in words

• 3 mins

The Meaning Of Doctrine

Canon Colin Semper discusses the meaning of doctrine, which he sees as a description of experience

• 3 mins

Self Epitaph

Canon Colin Semper responds to a jocular question about his own epitaph

• 3 mins

Virgin Mary

What does the Koran say about the Virgin Mary?

• 4 mins

Out With the Old

Will the New Year bring a frenzy of recycling?

• 4 mins

East Berlin

Reflections on leaving home and starting anew

• 4 mins

German Jewish Community

The indomitable spirit of life, as seen in the new Jewish communities in Germany

• 4 mins

Silence at Christmas

The peacefulness of Christmas Day in England

• 3 mins

Hindu Marital Status

Descriptions of the indicators of marriage from various regions of India

• 4 mins

Authority and Status

The Egyptian wise fool Goha shows what happens when we confuse status with character

• 4 mins

The Sari

Writer Nima Poovaya-Smith discusses the classic costume, in high fashion for 2,000 years

• 3 mins

Identity

"We all have many identities. I'm a husband, father, son, and I'm British and a Muslim"

• 4 mins

Nima Poovaya-Smith

Favourite memories from a childhood in south India

• 4 mins

Life After Death

Canon Colin Semper ends his talks on Christian doctrines, by considering life after death

• 3 mins

The Communion of Saints

Canon Colin Semper sheds light on the Communion of Saints

• 3 mins

Religious Words

Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?

• 4 mins

Christian Doctrines

Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience

• 3 mins

Changing Role of the Clergy

The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?

• 4 mins