Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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An Alphabet of Faith - W
Reverend John Bowker on the world's religions' attitude to women
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An Alphabet of Faith - U
Reverend John Bowker on Umaswati, the 2nd Century author of the Tattvartha Sutra
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Fathers and Sons
A father wonders at his young son's ability to enjoy the simple things in life
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Buddhist Monk
Reflections on the life Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
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The Holocaust
A Holocaust survivor contemplates the need to remember and free ourselves from the past
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Buddhist Monk
Remembrances of Nyanaponika Mahathera, a German-born Buddhist monk
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Christian Doctrines
Canon Colin Semper considers what is meant by the Kingdom of God.
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Changing Role of the Clergy
The changing role of the clergy in the modern world - is it a vocation or a job?
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Christian Doctrines
Canon Colin Semper considers the doctrines of Christianity through his own experience
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Religious Words
Are great religious words the result of people's need to describe the extraordinary?
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The Communion of Saints
Canon Colin Semper sheds light on the Communion of Saints
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Life After Death
Canon Colin Semper ends his talks on Christian doctrines, by considering life after death
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Nima Poovaya-Smith
Favourite memories from a childhood in south India
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Identity
"We all have many identities. I'm a husband, father, son, and I'm British and a Muslim"
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The Sari
Writer Nima Poovaya-Smith discusses the classic costume, in high fashion for 2,000 years
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Authority and Status
The Egyptian wise fool Goha shows what happens when we confuse status with character
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Hindu Marital Status
Descriptions of the indicators of marriage from various regions of India
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Silence at Christmas
The peacefulness of Christmas Day in England
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German Jewish Community
The indomitable spirit of life, as seen in the new Jewish communities in Germany
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East Berlin
Reflections on leaving home and starting anew
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Out With the Old
Will the New Year bring a frenzy of recycling?
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Virgin Mary
What does the Koran say about the Virgin Mary?
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Self Epitaph
Canon Colin Semper responds to a jocular question about his own epitaph
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The Meaning Of Doctrine
Canon Colin Semper discusses the meaning of doctrine, which he sees as a description of experience
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Are Words Enough?
Canon Colin Semper explains how the truth can never be fully told in words
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Doctrines - Resurrection
Can Christ's resurrection be understood through personal experience?
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Charisma
The religious and spiritual roots of the word charisma
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Original Sin
What have Philip Larkin and original sin got in common?
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Apocalypse
Deciphering the apocalyptic code of the Bible - and the dangers of not doing so
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Divine Retribution
Does divine retribution exist?
