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Religion Podcast

Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.

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    Constantine the Great

    Thu 5 Oct 2017

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

  • Purgatory

    Thu 25 May 2017

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of Purgatory.

  • Baltic Crusades

    Thu 24 Nov 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards.

  • Lakshmi

    Thu 6 Oct 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the goddess Lakshmi.

  • Margery Kempe and English Mysticism

    Thu 2 Jun 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.

  • Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot'

    Thu 12 May 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Titus Oates and his fictitious Popish Plot.

  • The Sikh Empire

    Thu 7 Apr 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Empire.

  • Mary Magdalene

    Thu 25 Feb 2016

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible

  • The Salem Witch Trials

    Thu 26 Nov 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Salem witch trials.

  • Prester John

    Thu 4 Jun 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Prester John.

  • Josephus

    Thu 21 May 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.

  • Matteo Ricci and the Ming Dynasty

    Thu 16 Apr 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Matteo Ricci's 16th-century travels in Ming China.

  • Al-Ghazali

    Thu 19 Mar 2015

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali.

  • Zen

    Thu 4 Dec 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism.

  • Hildegard of Bingen

    Thu 26 Jun 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval writer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen.

  • The Talmud

    Thu 29 May 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Talmud, a major text of rabbinical Judaism.

  • Bishop Berkeley

    Thu 20 Mar 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley.

  • The Trinity

    Thu 13 Mar 2014

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Trinity, a central doctrine of Christianity.

  • Hindu Ideas of Creation

    Thu 5 Dec 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hindu ideas about the creation of the universe.

  • The Book of Common Prayer

    Thu 17 Oct 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Book of Common Prayer.

  • Prophecy

    Thu 13 Jun 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss prophecy in the Abrahamic religions.

  • Gnosticism

    Thu 2 May 2013

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Gnosticism, a sect associated with early Christianity.

  • The Cult of Mithras

    Thu 27 Dec 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.

  • The Upanishads

    Thu 8 Nov 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.

  • The Ontological Argument

    Thu 27 Sep 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.

  • King Solomon

    Thu 7 Jun 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biblical king Solomon.

  • George Fox and the Quakers

    Thu 5 Apr 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism.

  • Erasmus

    Thu 9 Feb 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus.

  • The Safavid Dynasty

    Thu 12 Jan 2012

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran.

  • The Concordat of Worms

    Thu 15 Dec 2011

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.

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