Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,路1097 episodes
A contemplation on the difficulty of expressing what is true, real, and important.
Rabbi Hugo Gryn remembers observing Yom Kippur in Lieberose concentration camp
The importance of the home and parental teaching to Jewish continuity
The relationship between Judaism, legalism, art, and beauty
Arguments against Sir Lewis Namier's summation of Jewish history as "martyrology"
The significance and meaning of the Jewish Sabbath - which is more than a day of rest
Thoughts on the schism between Christianity and Judaism
A speaker compares a church to an English public house
Christian reflections on bodily nature of human friendship
Thought on Judaism as a religion of practice and behaviour
Why are different religious groups so bad at loving one another?
A new father considers what is meant by 'pure love'
Most of us think we know what love is, but do we?
How can we be neighbourly on a global scale?
An American Episcopalian reflects on his time at the Canterbury Conference
The impact of Christianity on the way the whole world lives
The echoes of the past in the English days of the week
Father Herbert McCabe on the overlapping traditions of religion and paganism
Why do children's stories equate happy endings with wealth and royalty?
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on the shocking violence behind the story of Joshua and Jerico
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin understands why some parents buy peace and quiet with sweets
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on "the weary routine and jargon" of religious expression
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on how the school world serves as a microcosm of the real world
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on the difference between earthly and heavenly power
Reverend Rosemary Wakelin on desiring protection from unseen powers
Do people experience time differently according to where they live?
Reflections on the commonplace practise of breaking the Third Commandment - blasphemy
Penny Faust discusses the Sixth Commandment - Thou shalt not kill
Penny Faust on the modern complications surrounding Thou shalt not steal
Canadian author Myrna Grant reflects on a missed opportunity to help a stranger
