BBC Radio Podcasts from Heart and Soul

Heart and Soul

The Church's slave plantation: Part one

How have the Church of England's historic slave plantations affected Barbados?

Sikhism’s lost song

How a new generation of Sikhs are decolonising their sacred music

Clergy in cartel land

Meet the young men preparing to join the most dangerous priesthood in the world

Purity to nudity

How nudity is helping Gwen heal from purity culture’s teachings about the female body

My hijab or my sport

Salimata faces a choice between her hijab and competing in the sport she loves

An instrument speaking to the infinite

How did the organ become a vehicle for cosmic ideas - for atheists and believers alike?

Two Rabbis, worlds apart in Israel

Meet the rabbis at odds over how Jewish Israel should be.

Coming out of the Ifá closet

One man’s conversion to African spirituality and how his Christian family reacted

Stripped of my spirituality

How Native Americans forced into Church boarding schools are reclaiming their spirituality

The cost of being an atheist in Nigeria

When a Nigerian atheist criticises Islam online, he’s left facing 24 years in jail

The Right Thing: Framed by my brother

Floyd Bledsoe’s Christian forgiveness was tested when his brother accused him of murder

The Right Thing: Opposing sexual violence as a weapon of war

Denis Mukwege, the doctor and Christian who saves women injured by sexual violence

The Viking priest

Ásatrú is Iceland’s fastest growing faith, but it is being hijacked by white supremacists

The battle for souls in Nepal

Meet the controversial Korean missionaries driving the growth of Christianity in Nepal

Pope Benedict XVI: A life and legacy

To mark the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Colm Flynn explores his life and legacy.

Thich Nhat Hanh’s censored legacy

How a monk known as the father of mindfulness became a controversial figure in Vietnam

Christmas with the cooking priest

How Fr Leo Patalinghug is changing people's 'hearts and minds' through their stomach

The Iran protests

Three Iranian women discuss religion, personal faith and the struggle for independence

Poland's Jews: Caught between, never home

What is it like to be a third-generation Jew in present-day Poland?

Arizona's desert crosses

The artist planting crosses in the desert in Arizona to memorialise dead migrants.

Turtle Island and the Black Snake

The native Americans fighting to protect their traditions threatened by an oil pipeline

One scoop or two

When Annie Nicholson lost her family, an ice cream van gave her a way to cope with grief

Dying in Varanasi

A journey to a sacred city where some pilgrims go for their final days

Me, my autism and cults

'Cult survivor' Richard Turner explores the link between neurodivergence and cults

Diwali in Leicester

The English city of Leicester hosts the largest Diwali celebrations outside India

From riches to religion

We meet Patrick van der Vorst, who gave up his business and became a priest

God and hip-hop

Swarzy Macaly asks why young rappers aren't quick to own the title Christian rapper?

Spiritualism and the soul

Saskia Masaun talks to mediums as she delves deeper into her spiritualist faith

Green Islam

How Muslims are trying to heed the call in the Quran to be better guardians of nature

Hindus, hate and hashtags

Vishva Samani speaks to young Hindus on 'Hinduphobia' and the increase of online hate

The last Afghan Sikhs

Kawoon Khamoosh speaks to Sikhs who have been forced to leave Afghanistan in recent years

Qawwali: Music of the soul

The history, influence and enduring legacy of Qawwali music

The bible, black women and Brazil

Lebo Diseko travels to Brazil to meet Evangelical Christian women of colour.

The Deadly Sacrifice at Hawkes Bay

Shumaila Jaffery travels to Hawkes Bay to discover a story of extreme sacrifice

How do I explain this?

Nikita Gill and Anoushka Shankar share their experiences of a spiritual awakening

Conversion Norway-style

How Norway’s Christian and Muslim leaders forged a historic pact on the right to convert.

No country for Azov Greeks

Fleeing war-torn Mariupol, Afina Khadzhynova tries to connect to her Greek roots in Cyprus

Faith in science

Why some scientists researching the origins of the universe still believe in a creator

LGBTQ+: Religion and me

The interplay of faith, spirituality and LGBTQ+ identity

After ISIS: Reviving the Jewish history of Mosul

Why history lecturer Omar Mohammad is recovering the lost Jewish history of Mosul

Finding faith on a warship

Rev Louisa Pittman is a female chaplain who helps sailors find faith on the frontline

Kenya's last great Laibon

Meet Mokompo, one of Kenya's last laibons or mystic seer, in traditional Maasai culture

Faith in journalism

What place does religion have in the work of journalists?

Not even water?

How young Muslims manage Ramadan in their lives and work

Emancipation, assimilation and Jewish identity

The emancipation of Europe's Jews and its impact on their sense of identity

Ukraine: Faith in a time of war

How do you practise your faith in a war zone?

Saving Albania's trafficked victims

We speak to Sister Imelda Poole in Albania and her work to prevent human trafficking

Young Hindus

What do the next generation of Hindus want from their religion?

Germany's turbulent priest

Damien McGuinness meets Wolfgang Rothe, a radical priest challenging the Catholic church

The Sikh whistleblower

How Pav Gill, a Sikh lawyer living in Singapore, brought down the Wirecard empire

Muslim and lesbian

How a young French-Algerian Muslim chose both her faith and her sexuality

The transgender pastor

The Christian minister who had to choose between her gender and her church

From Hong Kong to the UK

We speak to Christian migrants who have fled Hong Kong for a new life in the UK

Thai Buddhism: Leaving the monkhood

Why have Thai Buddhist Monks broken with tradition in the internet age?

MH17: Faith after disaster

We meet families who sought solace in their faith after the flight MH17 disaster

Failing faith

Why are so many Polish people abandoning the Catholic church today?

Andrea Bocelli: Faith and music

Colm Flynn speaks to the multi-award winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli

Black, Jewish and proud

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt travels to Israel to explore Black Jewish identity

America’s abortion wars

Jane O’Brien meets American women of faith on both sides of the abortion debate

Turning of the bones

A Madagascan family share their Famadihana tradition, the turning of the bones

The hidden faiths of Northern Ireland

What is life like for people from outside the Catholic-Protestant divide?

Lipa Schmelzer: The Jewish Lady Gaga

Lipa Schmeltzer is a star in the world of Jewish music, but not with traditional music

COP26: Faith and the environment

Rajeev Gupta speaks to climate activists driven by their faith

Trying to save the Latin Mass

Trying to save the Latin Mass in France

Activist Sikh

Nina Robinson explores the Sikh spirit of protest and resistance

Getting married the Nigerian way

The sounds, beats and meanings of a Yoruba engagement ceremony

The Myanmar mission

The American Christian family supporting the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar

Rebuilding Ise

The sacred Ise Jingu shrine that has been rebuilt every 20 years for the past 1300 years

The Pope's astronomer

A visit to the Vatican Observatory to hear about its fascinating history

Ground Zero for God

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 we hear how it affected the faith of three people

The Taliban wanted me dead

The Afghan female judge forced by the Taliban to flee to the UK.

Abused online for my faith

The people of faith abused online due to their religion

The Druze

A religious minority battling for their existence in the Middle East

Hidden children of the Church

The secret children of supposedly celibate priests

Should I take the knee?

On the opening day of the Olympics will athletes take the knee and for what reasons?

The Uighur poets

The Muslim Uighurs using poetry as support and resistance in the face of persecution

Doping, diving and God

How can a champion thank God for a win if they have taken performance enhancing drugs?

Sex, Christianity and purity

Evangelical Christians who pledge to remain ‘pure’ by abstaining from sex before marriage

Finding my Hinduism

A journey of self-discovery challenging what Hinduism means in the modern era

Ministering behind bars

The religious leaders working to rehabilitate prisoners through faith

The schools that chain boys

The Islamic schools in Sudan where children are routinely shackled and beaten

George Floyd: One year on

A discussion on the Christian response to George Floyd's murder a year on from his death

Bob Dylan: Born again

How Bob Dylan’s overlooked Christian gospel period shocked and inspired the world

Cardinal Pell

The Catholic leader freed after overturning a conviction answers questions from Colm Flynn

Black Jewish Lives Matter

Amie Liebowitz looks at stories of black Jewish American activists and their lives.

France and its faltering relationship with Islam

John Laurenson meets people on both sides of a fractious debate for Muslims in France

Prince belong Vanuatu

The villagers who believe Prince Philip is returning to his ancestral home on their island

Modern Midrash

Michael Goldfarb explores being Jewish today through the ancient practice of Midrash.

Pope Francis in Iraq: The historic pilgrimage

Colm Flynn talks to Iraqi Christians and Muslims who have come out to welcome Pope Francis

Creating life after death

A controversial practice is allowing some Israelis to become parents after they have died

Eighteen years in hell

How Aziz BineBine survived captivity in Morocco’s notorious underground jail - Tazmamart.

The Right Thing: A life worth living?

A Down’s syndrome diagnosis leads to hard choices and a complicated journey

The Right Thing: Saving the man who shot me

Shot in ‘revenge’ for 9/11, Rais Bhuiyan tried to save his attacker’s life

Three months to save my son's life

We follow the parents of a boy with a genetic disorder as they try to save his life

Malta: The island where abortion is a crime

Sophia Smith Galer explores the strength of feeling around abortion in Malta

To Santa from Shanghai

Unwrapping the myriad meanings of Santa Claus in the “official home of Santa”, Rovaniemi

Black Jesus

Jesus' identity and colour has taken on a new significance in this year of protest.

Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part two

How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle

Jonestown: From socialism to slaughter - Part one

How over 900 Peoples Temple members came to die in the Guyanese jungle

The Canadian Uighurs

Canadian Uighurs tell Idil Mussa about those who have been through Chinese re-education.

Converts amongst the conflict in Belarus

In Belarus, Alina Isachenka meets Orthodox worshippers who have converted to Catholicism

Catholic women and the US elections

Catholic women explain how faith influenced their vote in the US Presidential election.

The living water

Why is water so important in the lives of believers

Is this Egypt’s #MeToo moment?

Salma El-Wardany on the movement calling out the culture of sexual assault in Egypt.

Russia's persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses

Hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia are currently being prosecuted for their faith

Testifying against a Neo-Nazi

Two friends discuss standing up to someone who wants to kill you because of your faith.

The US Elections: A Faith Perspective

What role will faith play in determining who will become the next US President?

Father Joe

Last year Father Joe Gormley spoke out against Lyra McKee’s murder in Northern Ireland.

The lives of female Qur'an reciters

Around the world, attitudes differ towards female voices reciting the Qur'an in public

Faith versus the virus: Pakistan’s struggle

The struggle between science and faith in Pakistan during the Coronavirus pandemic

Fruit of thy womb

Many religions revere child bearing – how does this affect women unable to conceive?

Will God protect me?

What does it mean to ask "God to keep you safe" in the time of a pandemic?

Zoroastrianism and death

The religious duty of every Zoroastrian is to focus on life, even at the time of death

Will coronavirus change my faith?

Sodaba Haidare looks at how different faiths will change post pandemic

Burying the dead in New York City

Funeral director Clive Anderson has been struggling to deal with new Coronavirus cases.

Vipassana: 240 hours of silence

Inside the world of vipassana meditation - 10 days of demanding, illuminating silence

The divinity of Haile Selassie

How did the Ethiopian King Haile Selassie become the god for the Rastafari community?

The pastor and the prime minister

John Laurenson travels to Hungary where there is a war over the meaning of Christianity

USA: A discussion about race

Is the use of violence in the pursuit of a greater good ever acceptable?

The paddle-out

Surfers honour death with a paddle-out. Hear stories from Hawaii, Cape Town and Cornwall

Redemption in recycling

How a Philadelphia husband and wife are helping ex-offenders reintegrate into society

Moving Forward

John McCarthy shares the reflections of people of faith around the world during a pandemic

Prayer

John McCarthy shares the reflections of people of faith around the world during a pandemic

Community

John McCarthy brings together reflections from people around the world

Solitude

John McCarthy hears reflections and insights from people of faith on solitude

Compassion

Could nurturing compassion mean the world emerges as a kinder place?

Ritual

John McCarthy brings together reflections from people of faith around the world

Joshua Wong: Standing up to a superpower

Joshua Wong on what he sees as the right thing in his fight against Beijing’s influence

The inseparable twins

Ibrahima faced a terrifying choice - to separate his conjoined twins or risk losing them

Faith in lockdown France

How different faiths are bringing worship and comfort to their communities.

The Tattooist of Jerusalem

Wassim Razzouk's family have been tattooing pilgrims to Jerusalem for more than 500 years

Buddhist detox

The Buddhist temple treating drug addiction

The discussion

What's the role of artificial intelligence in faith and worship?

Take me to VR church

Attending a VR church service & how VR is preserving the memories of Holocaust survivors.

Finding and losing my faith online

The young faith influencers using social media to connect with like-minded others

Religion apps: Daily prayer and the devil's data

Peace and prayer on your phone - at the price of your data

Consulting the Oracle

David Sneath reports from North India on the State Oracle of Tibet.

Meeting the bombers who killed my mum

Sarah meets members of Jemaah Islamiyah responsible for a car bomb that killed her mum

The bomber turned peacemaker

Ali Fauzi tries to stop people joining South East Asia's next wave of terror groups

Dying to worship: The Christians of India

Zubair Ahmed meets Christians who have refused to renounce their faith despite the risks

The Quran-rescuing monk of Timbuktu

How a Benedictine monk is trying to preserve endangered manuscripts

Adventures of a Jewish scribe

The married couple saving ancient manuscripts.

Temples of discord: Church building in Putin’s Russia

Why building new churches has sparked mass protests across Russia

Escaping China’s religious prison camps

We meet Uighurs who escaped Chinese prison camps designed to rid them of their faith.

The Queen of Sheba

Why the legendary monarch still inspires people, especially young women, across the globe.

Ministry of sport

Meet the Anglicans harnessing the power of sport to reconnect people with faith

Joy to the world

Choirs representing Manchester's diversity spread Christmas Joy

Praise bee

The Bee which is revered in Judaism, Islam and Christianity

Walking the Kartarpur Corridor for Guru Nanak

Crossing India's border with Pakistan for Guru Nanak

Buddhism in Cambodia

How is Buddhism developing in Cambodia?

Halima: Faith and fashion

Halima Aden is one of the world’s first hijab wearing supermodels

Custodians of the synagogue

Kolkata’s Maghen David synagogue was once the centre of a thriving Jewish community.

Who will call me beloved?

Who will commemorate single people when they die?

Joining the mosque I planned to destroy

Richard McKinney planned to bomb the mosque he now prays at

Brexit faith borders

Brexit uncertainty for Ireland's Christians

100 Women: Assmaah Helal

Fighting football's ban on the hijab - and winning

100 Women: Chely Wright

Chely Wright the gay, Christian country star

100 Women: Venerable Dhammananda

Called the 'rebel Monk' The Venerable Dhammananda is the first Thai female Buddhist monk

Husbands and priests

Could the Catholic church soon allow married men to become priests?

The cowboy church of Texas

Deep in the heart of Texas, we find out why cowboy churches are on the rise

Alabama: America’s battleground

Two womens shared faith but have opposing views on abortion

A believer’s guide to atheism

Believers in God need atheists to challenge their beliefs, says a former atheist

Jewish and returning to Germany

Ancestors of Holocaust survivors moving to Germany

Saving Ethiopia’s church forests

With so much of the country's native forest lost, the church forests represent hope

Our daily bread

The nuns of The Holy Monastery of the Honorable Forerunner up high in the Greek mountains

The pilgrim paths of Ireland

Stories from pilgrims walking the ancient pilgrim path St.Kevin’s Way in County Wicklow

The Last Supper

What makes Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece so powerful?

My faith and my large family

Is it selfish to want lots of children?

Walking on a hot coil

The Hindu festival of self-injuring to ask the gods for a good harvest.

A spiritual awareness from space

Can seeing Earth from space make the world a better place?

Rwanda’s Muslims 25 years after the genocide

Rwanda's Muslim converts after witnessing the genocide

Religion and climate change in Nairobi

How can religion help in the fight against climate change and protect the environment?

Rebuilding Notre Dame

The Notre Dame fire has re-awakened France's Christian faith

Football and belief for Egypt's Copts

Why are there no Christians in Egypt's football team?

The wind phone

In Japan an unusual phone booth has become a place where the living can call the dead

A female rabbi in training

Miriam Camerini is training to be one of the world's first female Orthodox Jewish rabbis

Kaka'i: Our fight to survive

The Kaka'i people of Iraqi Kurdistan are battling to keep their faith in the face of ISIS

Beauty and belief: The story of a Brooklyn salon

Step inside the private world of Brooklyn’s hijab-friendly hair salon

Pick up your stretcher and walk!

Disabled Christians carving out an empowering new ‘theology of disability’

New York Stations of the Cross

In New York, a 'Stations of the Cross' bears witness to the scourge of sex trafficking

Fork in the Road - Two journeys out of violence

Rappers with different takes on Christianity

Young Muslims in France

Young people in Paris discuss what it’s like to be young, French and Muslim

Fork in the Road - My faith and my sexuality

Two writers and their struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexuality

Fork in the Road - God in the War on Terror

How the horrors of war changed two men's attitudes to their faith

A year and a day

Celebrate a life, or mourn a death: what is the right thing for a funeral?

American Judaism after the Tree of Life

Judaism divided after America's worst anti-Semitic attack

Kenya’s Quakers: Best of Friends

Kenya has more Quakers than anywhere else in the world

Making friends with the KKK

The story of Daryl Davis, African-American musician and friend to white supremacists

My son’s killer, next door

For years Mary Johnson couldn’t forgive her son’s killer. Now he is her ‘spiritual son'

Faith v America’s Opioid Epidemic

What place does faith have in fighting the epidemic in opioid addiction in the US?

Christians praying for one Korea

Smuggling the bible across the Korean border

Raven

Joe Shute tracks the spiritual flight of the Raven to the Haida Nation in Canada.

Marriage in Israel

Why is religious marriage the only option in Israel?

Divorce, Communion and Catholic Confusion

Why does remarrying mean taking communion is banned?

Durga Puja with Amit Chaudhuri

Calcutta takes to the streets in droves to celebrate the festival of Durga Puja.

Once in Royal David's City

Singing the most famous Christmas solo as millions listen

To Be a Jedi

Will Bond seeks the path of the Jedi and what it means to be a Jedi Knight

Women making space in the mosque

Young, female British Muslims want more say in their mosques

Fighting Prejudice in Eudy’s Name

One mother's fight to change views on homosexuality in South Africa.

Faith in Freedom: Daniel Genis

A Jewish-atheist's remarkable insight into Americas prison system

Faith in Freedom: Maryam and Marziyeh

Jailed for handing out Bibles in Iran

Faith in Freedom

The singer brutally tortured for her Christianity

Young Catholics

Nuala McGovern is in Rome to hear what young Catholics want from their Church

Breaking the Seal

Should what's said in the confessional stay there, even if its about sexual abuse?

Faith and Feminism in Brazil

Fighting sexism in the pews of Brazil's churches

Heart and Soul Gathering: Birmingham, Alabama

What role do black churches have in the fight for social justice today?

Hebron's Cave of Sacrifice

The spiritual role of The Caves of the Patriarch in the city of Hebron

The Buddhist of Sri Lanka

Why is there violence between some Buddhists and Muslims in Sri Lanka?

The Pope and a New Catholic Ireland

Cultural Catholics and Conviction Catholics welcome Pope Francis to a changed Ireland

Ibtihaj Muhammed: A Journey Bigger than Me

Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. athlete to wear the hijab at the Olympics.

Unearthing the Past in Srebrenica

Thousands were killed in the war in Bosnia, remains are still being found and re-buried

Stepping on Bones - Solovki and Russia's Past

How Russia’s once most sacred place struggles to restore its former glory.

God's Word at the World's Borders

As President Trump visits Europe the religious argument for and against immigration rages

Uzbekistan: The Country of a Hundred Shrines

How Uzbekistan is using its famous shrines to boost tourism and fight radical Islam.

Faith Based Farms

Religious groups across the US are farming for their faith

Uluru: Reclaiming Creation Stories

What is the spiritual importance of Uluru to Anangu Aborigines?

Building Anatevka

Anatevka, a place to welcome Jews fleeing from war in Ukraine

Canada's Search for a Papal Apology

Pope Francis refuses to apologise for abuse in Canadian church-run boarding schools

Faith Under Fire

Shot and killed as they prayed in his church, Pastor Frank has had to rebuild his parish

Morocco's Jews: Hospitality or Hostility?

The ancient and complex relationship between Muslims and Jews in Morocco

Ageing with Grace

The Nun Study is a ground-breaking longitudinal study into Alzheimer’s disease

Crossing Divides: The Sacred Legitimisation to Fight

Indonesia’s former child soldiers who have become agents of peace

Faith and Healing

Caroline Wyatt has MS. She explores how faith helps others facing chronic illness.

My Life and Faith in Jerusalem

Living and praying in Jerusalem, the world’s most religiously contentious city

Faith in Freedom: Shahbaz Taseer

Shahbaz Taseer talks about how his faith sustained him during his imprisonment

Faith in Freedom: Dr Sina Hakiman

Dr Sina Hakiman talks about how his faith sustained him during imprisonment in Iran

Faith in Freedom: Ingrid Betancourt

Ingrid Betancourt was held hostage in the Amazon jungle for more than six years

Escaping 'America’s Most Hated Family'

Libby Phelps’ story of how she left the Westboro Baptist Church

The Right Thing: Life or Death in the DRC

The difficult choice of saving 32 widows and orphans or evacuating 112 Tutsi survivors

Finding Shelter In Germany's Cities of Refuge

Germany’s Christians are controversially giving refugees sanctuary in their churches.

Preaching Across the Divide

Pastor Jesse Ferguson and his parish, which straddles the US/Mexican border.

Iceland's Dark Lullabies

Gryla the child-eating hag and other ancient characters looking for naughty children

The Icon Painters of Bethlehem

The lives of Palestinian Christians are being transformed by this ancient spiritual art

Christianity and White Supremacy in Charlottesville

The faith response to Alt-Right protesters in Charlottesville USA

Eritrea to Huddersfield

Pastor Daniel Habtey had to flee his native Eritrea because of his Christian faith

New Life with Old Belief

Old Believers are returning to Russia to practice their faith

Being Muslim in Manchester - One Love?

Six months after the arena attack, has faith in We Love Manchester survived?

Jesus Lived in the Townships

Why has Cape Town Pastor Xola Skosana rejected his Christian faith?

Africa’s Mother

Mercy Amba Oduyoye uses her faith to challenge many of the practices in African society

An Equal Partnership?

Can mixed prayer groups lead to the ‘spiritual nourishment’ some Jewish women would like?

Are Muslims Ready for a Female Imam like Seyran Ates?

Female Imams are starting to lead prayers and question some traditional roles of women

Underground Islam in Italy

How do Muslims practise in a country that doesn’t recognise their faith?

Fighting for Their Forest Faith

Rebecca Henschke meets the Orang Rimba, people of the jungle, who have converted to Islam

A Square Dance in Heaven

The Rev Lucy Winkett finds out how Luther’s Reformation influenced Johann Sebastian Bach.

The Tree Spirits: The Bodhi Tree

Climate change and security concerns are threatening one of Buddhism's most sacred sites

Faith in the Fire

Religious communities of all faiths provided support and practical help at Grenfell Tower

The Jamaican Bible Remixed

Should Jamaicans embrace a new Patois Bible as part of a fight against the colonial past?

Diary of a Pakistani Atheist

The dangers of calling yourself an atheist in Pakistan.

Sacred Songs of the Sikhs

Nina Robinson explores the resurgence of Kirtan, an ancient form of Sikh worship

Spirit of the Midnight Sun

The spiritual bond between the Sami people of northern Europe and the land, sea and air

My Journey into Judaism

How difficult a journey should it be to convert to Judaism

Giving Death Back to the People

An intimate portrait of a funeral director committed to doing death differently…

Good Without God?

The son of Americas most famous Christian preacher who turned his back on God.

Duterte's Drug War

The clash between the Catholic church in the Philippines and the President over drugs

The Return of the Heathens

John Laurenson explores why Icelanders are returning to Paganism

Inside the Mosque Ruled by Women

Anna Holligan meets Denmark’s first female imam

Standing Trial for Blasphemy

Rebecca Henschke investigates the use of Indonesia’s blasphemy laws

Searching for the Spirit of Benin

Ed Davy explores the roots, fervour and magic of Voodoo in Benin

Bahá'i - The World's Faith

Lipika Pelham meets members of the Bahá'i to find out more about their faith

Off the Derech

The charity helping Orthodox Jews who want to break away from their faith

Doping, Diving and God

How can a champion thank God for a win if they have taken performance enhancing drugs?

The Radical Disciple

Rajini Vaidyanathan meets Chicago's Father Michael Pfleger

When the Soul Goes Out

What does it mean to be dead in Judaism?

Nepal's Living Goddess

A young Buddhist girl is chosen to host the Hindu goddess Taleju

Finding the Light

The Gypsys finding a new home in evangelical Christianity.

Trump and the Evangelical Vote

Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in huge numbers what next for the religious right?

Out of the Silence

Samira Ahmed in conversation with Terry Waite exploring his faith while a hostage

Power of the Word

Faith leaders from around the globe choose a book that has inspired their spiritual lives

America's Muslim Town

Jennifer Chevalier takes to the streets of Hamtramck, America's Muslim City

Wrestling with God

What is it like to wrestle with your faith and still stay true to your sexuality?

Amazigh Women of Morocco

The Amazigh women of Morocco holding onto their religious identity

Communism and the meteoric rise of Christianity in China

How is Communist Party dealing with the meteoric rise of Christianity in China?

Being Christian in China's Jerusalem

Being Christian in Wenzhou, the city known as China's Jerusalem

Faith on the Ukrainian Fault Line

The schism in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church continues to divide believers.

Benedict Spinoza - A Philosopher for Our Time

Michael Goldfarb explains the work of Benedict Spinoza, founder of the Enlightenment

Religion and Refugees in Hispaniola

Tens of thousand of Haitians flee to the border to escape violence and deportation