Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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Advent
Sister Lavinia Byrne talks about her memories of the Advent season
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Gladys Aylward
The missionary to China whose life was made into the film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
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Saint Nicholas
Sister Lavinia Byrne wonders how much of the story of Santa Claus is true.
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Hanukkah
Many faiths celebrate with lights and presents - but is it all becoming too commercial?
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The Perfect Woman
Is the Hebrew book of Proverbs being ironic about the perfect woman?
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The Holiday Season
Is Christmas still a religious festival or is it just a holiday?
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Sacrifice and Faith
The stories of the Prophet Ibrahim and Abdul Muttalib
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Death
Reflection on the tragic death of a young man
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The Meaning of Christmas
Steve Turner on the time each year when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ
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Christmas Lights
Steve Turner on the importance of light in the celebration of Christmas
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Memories
Can remembering others change who we are and the way we behave?
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Saint Andrew
The ups and downs of Scotland's relationship with Saint Andrew - their patron saint
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The Real Meaning of Christmas
Is indulgence the right way to celebrate a man who preached moderation and sacrifice?
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God: Noun or Verb - or Both?
Reflections on the way people around the world, refer to, and use, the word "God"
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Milada Horakova
The courageous Czechoslovak politician executed by the Communist Party in 1950
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Ibrahim ibn Muhammad
A visit to hospital inspires thoughts of the Prophet Muhammad and his son Ibrahim
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Baha'u'llah
The one-time courtier at the palace of the Shah who went on to found the Baha'i faith
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Dreams
The story of two farmers' dreams of madness. Were they crazy, or was it the world?
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Kristallnacht
Remembering Kristallnacht, the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms in Nazi Germany
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Isaac's Treasure
The story of Isaac's dream of treasure in another part of the world
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The Patience of God
How the Prophet Muhammad dealt with an aggrieved Bedouin tribesman
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The Towers of Trezibond
A reader discusses Rose Macaulay's departure from the church she loved
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Islamic Soul
The Koranic understanding of the soul and how it compares to Christianity
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Interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu on what freedom means to him and post-apartheid South Africa
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Interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu on the prodigal son and the return of South Africa into the Commonwealth
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Diwali
Deepak Vohra on the true meaning of Diwali - the triumph of good over evil
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An Alphabet of Faith - M
Reverend John Bowker considers the place of music in different religions
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An Alphabet Of Faith - P
Reverend John Bowker talks about a practice common to all religions: pilgrimage
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An Alphabet of Faith - O
Reverend John Bowker looks at the position of the outcast in the caste system of India
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An Alphabet Of Faith - N
Reverend John Bowker considers the Sanskrit phrase 'neti neti'
