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Patterns of Faith

The world's religious beliefs, practises, and sacred places

World Service,106 episodes

Episodes

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Where the Spirit Lives
The Quaker society that has been meeting for over 300 years
17 Jan 2001,13 mins
Where the Spirit Lives
Are there any sacred spaces in the cyberspace? And can a virtual community be spiritual?
24 Jan 2001,13 mins
Unity of the Church
Has liberal Protestant theology caused a breakdown in the ecumenical movement?
31 Jan 2001,13 mins
Parinirvana Festival
The Mahayana festival marks the Buddha's death and his Mahaparinirva, nirvana after death
14 Feb 2001,13 mins
Maha Shivaratri
The Hindu festival of Shiva marking the end of winter and the start of spring
21 Mar 2001,13 mins
Baha'ism in Britain
British Bahais observe the Feast of 'Alá and the teachings of the prophet Bahá'u'lláh
23 Mar 2001,13 mins
John Stainer's Crucifixion
John Stainer's Crucifixion is among the most popular of all English choral works
28 Mar 2001,13 mins
Persian Theatre and Ta'zieh
The vibrant Persian theatrical tradition that re-enacts the martyrdom of Imam Hussein
11 Apr 2001,14 mins
Báb and Bahá'u'lláh
The lives and teachings of Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, divine messengers in the Baha'i faith
06 May 2001,13 mins
Zoroastrianism
The cosmic and moral dualism of Zoroastrianism where life is torn between good and evil
22 May 2001,13 mins
Lord of the Dance - Nataraja
Lord Shiva as Nataraj, destroyer of the universe, is celebrated in Indian classical dance
29 May 2001,13 mins
Lord of the Dance - Krishna
Classical Indian Kathak dancers celebrate and honour the stories of Lord Krishna
27 Jun 2001,13 mins
Rastafarianism
"It's a religion we've founded ourselves" says musician Levi Roots. "It's a black thing"
04 Jul 2001,13 mins
Lord of the Dance - Kathakali
The Kathakali dancers drummers and make-up artists of Kerala in South India
04 Jul 2001,13 mins
Tisha B'Av
The annual fast day in Judaism commemorating the Roman destruction of Jewish temples
16 Jul 2001,13 mins
Rabindranath Tagore
India's greatest 20th Century writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
24 Jul 2001,14 mins
Rabindranath Tagore
India's greatest 20th Century writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
31 Jul 2001,14 mins
Rabindranath Tagore
India's greatest 20th Century writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
08 Aug 2001,14 mins
Dervish Zikr
Bosnian Sufi Muslims reflect on the recent war and their desire for a multifaith society
15 Aug 2001,13 mins
Bosnia
The effects of the war in Bosnia on the lives of the surviving muslims
22 Aug 2001,13 mins
Special Services - The Royal Free Hospital
Minding the spiritual health of patients and staff at The Royal Free Hospital in London
12 Sep 2001,13 mins
Special Services - Gatwick Airport
An airport seems an unlikely place to find a chaplaincy. What do the chaplains there do?
14 Sep 2001,13 mins
Special Services - Pentonville Prison
How Pentonville Prison's Muslim prisoners are served by Imam Nizar Boga
21 Sep 2001,13 mins
Diaspora Drumming - Sikhs
A Sikh woman in Britain uses music to draw young Sikhs back to their faith
24 Sep 2001,14 mins
Diaspora Drumming - Sephardic Jews
The musical influence of Sephardic Jews on Bevis Marks Synagogue in London
24 Sep 2001,14 mins
Diaspora Drumming - Kurds
How the Kurdish diaspora's music reflects their struggles and their Sufism
27 Sep 2001,13 mins
Diaspora Drumming - Ebbo
Ebbo Voices, a singing group formed to preserve Ebbo culture and promote Christianity
08 Oct 2001,13 mins
Walsingham Village
Walsingham village in England has been a place of pilgrimage since the Twelfth Century
16 Oct 2001,13 mins
Five Books of Moses
Do the stories about Rachel the shepherdess have any relevance in the modern day?
18 Oct 2001,13 mins
Guru Nanak
The life history and poetry of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak
01 Nov 2001,14 mins