Religion Podcast
Discussion of religious movements and the theories and individuals behind them.
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Judas Maccabeus
Thu 24 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolutionary Jewish leader Judas Maccabeus.
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Wyclif and the Lollards
Thu 16 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.
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Islamic Law and its Origins
Thu 5 May 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law.
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The Pelagian Controversy
Thu 21 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the church's most significant doctrinal disputes.
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The Bhagavad Gita
Thu 31 Mar 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bhagavad Gita, a key text of Hinduism.
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Maimonides
Thu 17 Feb 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides.
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Daoism
Thu 16 Dec 2010
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion.
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al-Biruni
Thu 10 Jun 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian scientist and historian al-Biruni.
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William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'
Thu 13 May 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
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Calvinism
Thu 25 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.
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The Siege of Munster
Thu 5 Nov 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Siege of Munster in 1534-35.
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Sunni and Shia Islam
Thu 25 Jun 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of the split between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims
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St Paul
Thu 28 May 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influence of St Paul on the early Christian church.
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The Siege of Vienna
Thu 14 May 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1683 siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Army.
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Dante's Inferno
Thu 23 Oct 2008
Melvyn Bragg examines Dante鈥檚 鈥業nferno鈥�, a medieval journey through Hell鈥檚 nine circles
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The Metaphysical Poets
Thu 3 Jul 2008
Melvyn Bragg examines the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and Andrew Marvell.
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The Arab Conquests
Thu 26 Jun 2008
Melvyn Bragg examines the Arab conquests which helped communicate Islam to the world.
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The Dissolution of the Monasteries
Thu 27 Mar 2008
Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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The Greek Myths
Thu 13 Mar 2008
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek myths from Achilles to Zeus.
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The Fisher King
Thu 17 Jan 2008
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enigmatic myth of the Fisher King.
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The Nicene Creed
Thu 27 Dec 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nicene Creed which established the Divinity of Christ.
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The Pilgrim Fathers
Thu 5 Jul 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.
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Ockham's Razor
Thu 31 May 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.
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Spinoza
Thu 3 May 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza.
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