Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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South Africa
Celebrating the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in post-apartheid South Africa
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Nature and Christian Faith
How the glory of nature inspires silence, humility, and faith
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Nature's Inspiration
Adrian Cooper reveals his experience of God when surrounded by nature
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Nature and Christian Faith
"How many are your works Lord, In wisdom You made them all"
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Impermanence - Buddhist
An insight into impermanence, central to Buddhist practice.
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The Hymns of Thomas Ken
"Give me the priest, these graces shall possess, Of an ambassador the just address"
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Feast of the Transfiguration
How the day Jesus became a figure of glory has inspired Christians through history
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A Child's Drawing
What does a child see when they draw the Virgin Mary?
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Loss and Mourning
Dealing with the sudden and tragic loss of a close friend
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Family Death
Penny Faust reflects on the death of her mother, her cousin, and a close friend
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Spiritual Change
Cecil Lewis contemplates spiritual change and nearness to God
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Self Control
How do we measure the value of our lives?
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Defining Ethnicity and Ethnic Cleansing
Is ethnic identity solely a characteristic of tribal societies?
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Into the Ethnic Millennium
Are ethnic conflicts inevitable in the next millennium?
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Rape as Policy in Ethnic Cleansing
Professor Akbar Ahmed talks about the deliberate use of sexual violence in ethnic conflict
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Cleansing
Is ethnic cleansing the central metaphor for our age?
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Sukkot
The Jewish festival which begins five days after the end of Yom Kippur
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The Misuse of History in Ethnicity
Professor Akbar Ahmed on the use and misuse of history in arguments about ethnic identity
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In the Footsteps of Moses
What a rabbi learned on his pilgrimage across the Sinai in the footsteps of Moses
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Mount Sinai - Judaism
Rabbi Albert Friedlander recounts a conversation on top of Mount Sinai
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The Death of Moses
A rabbi remembers sharing the story of the death of Moses with some Bedouin guides
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Father Paul J Cannon reflects on hardship, growth, and change
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Our Images of God
Father Paul J Cannon wonders about other people's images of God
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The Love of God
How do the meanings of adverts compare with the love of God?
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Pilgrimage to Lourdes
How pilgrimages with a friend taught Father Paul J Cannon about community
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Remembrance
Facing anger with God when a loved one dies
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Holy Places of India - Navadvipa
Deepak Vohra on his visit to the "spiritual paradise" for devotees of Lord Krishna
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The Islamic New Year
Thoughts on the first Islamic year in AD622, and the Hijra
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Holy Places of India - Vrindavan
The centre of Krishna worship, where pilgrims walk barefoot to touch the sacred earth
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Holy Places of India - Jagannath Puri
Deepak Vohra on the sacred Hindu temple Jagannath Puri in the state of Orissa, India