The issue of converting asylum seekers to Christianity has been in the headlines this week with accusations that some clergy are naive or too eager to help asylum seekers stay in the country. We talk to a Baptist elder with experience of converting and helping asylum seekers.
Jaz from Traitors won the respect of TV audiences with the way he played the gameshow, but he revealed it was his Sikh faith that guided him through the show and helped him be a true Faithful.
The film Samsara – which has just reached our cinemas – has attracted some great reviews despite the fact that you are encouraged to watch part of it with your eyes closed. It tells the story of the journey of the soul of an elderly woman in Laos to its reincarnation as goat in Zanzibar. Edward speaks to director Lois Patino and Dechen Pemba from the Tibetan Film Festival who went to see it on our behalf.
There was another bust up over same sex blessings in the Church of England this week. A Bishop resigned from the process, and 130 people wrote a letter in protest at what they believe are delays to a trial to test out separate services of blessing. Edward talks to Professor Helen King and Dr Ian Paul, both members of General Synod and hears from a couple waiting for their special day in church.
A year of celebrations to mark 1500 years since the death of St Brigid are underway in Ireland. Edward talks to Derry Girls actress Siobhan McSweeney and historian Dr Mary Condren about why she's a feminist saint fit for the 21st century.
PRESENTER: EDWARD STOURTON PRODUCERS: CATHERINE MURRAY & JAMES LEESLEY EDITOR:TIM PEMBERTON
The 'living saint' and the sex cult; Frank Field's belief; chant music at the Grammys
Spiritual Bear; Better Sermons
Same Sex Marriage and the Church of England
Catholicism after Benedict. Faith in Prison, Shamanism
Repairing Relationships; Faith in Prisons; Embracing Failure.
Remembering Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus Rock; The Morality of Striking; Clemency for Prisoners
Warm spaces; Iranian protest; Christians in Qatar; Lords reform.
The future for Christianity, Benin Bronzes, Otis Williams and Silent Night
Islamic Art; Faith & Politics; Favourite Carols
Courtney Pine, Qatar and Fifa, New Anglican Denominations
Wayside Pulpits, Leicester Inquiry, Women in Qatar
Same-Sex Marriage and the Church of England; Meat-Free Fridays; Bellringing for the King
Hindu PM; Brazil elections; Religious relics; Nasheed choir
Politics and Trust; Sikh Community Kitchens; Poetry and Faith
British embassy in Israel; Diwali; Iranian hijab protests.
Themed weddings; Muslims and mental health; Jake Thackray
Iran and the Hijab; Faith in the reign of King Charles; Rural Church Monuments
Elvis's Faith; Black British Muslims; Cathedral Music
State funeral; Radical generosity; Folk songs in church
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