Ranked #1
Mindfulness
Mindfulness
Ernie Rea and guests discuss mindfulness meditation. It has its roots in religious practice, but can it be adapted to a ... Read more
26 May 2014
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Ranked #2
Rumi
Rumi
You may be surprised to learn that one of the best-selling poets in America today is a man who lived and died 800 years ... Read more
7 Sep 2015
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27mins
Ranked #3
Yoga
Yoga
Yoga is big business. Its worth $10bn a year in America alone. Does the growth in yoga's popularity, particularly in the... Read more
10 Feb 2014
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27mins
Ranked #4
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein, the tale of a scientist who creates a creature that ultimately destroyed him, has been a popular subject f... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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27mins
Ranked #5
Swearing an Oath
Swearing an Oath
We all know that lying in a court of law carries serious penalties so do we really need to place our hands on holy books... Read more
4 Dec 2017
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27mins
Ranked #6
Rastafari
Rastafari
To most people the word Rastafarian conjures up images of dreadlocks, the smoking of ganja, and Bob Marley. But Rastafar... Read more
18 Feb 2013
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27mins
Ranked #7
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
In the 200th anniversary year of the death of one of Britain's finest novelists, Ernie Rea considers the religious world... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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28mins
Ranked #8
Light
Light
During Hanukkah - the Jewish Festival of Lights - Ernie Rea takes a look at the symbolism and use of light in Judaism an... Read more
18 Dec 2017
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27mins
Ranked #9
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
The Spring equinox falls on 20th March. A few dozen pagans and Druids will mark it with ceremonies inside the famous cir... Read more
17 Mar 2014
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27mins
Ranked #10
Mental Health
Mental Health
One in four people has a mental disorder at some point in their life, according to government figures. In a speech earli... Read more
6 Mar 2017
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28mins
Ranked #11
Time
Time
For the Christian world, January 1st is New Years' Day but for many religious communities it is not a particularly auspi... Read more
1 Jan 2018
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27mins
Ranked #12
Near-Death Experiences
Near-Death Experiences
Beyond Belief debates the place of religion and faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea is joined by a panel to discus... Read more
9 Sep 2013
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27mins
Ranked #13
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Beyond Belief debates the place of religion and faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea is joined by a panel to discus... Read more
26 Aug 2013
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27mins
Ranked #14
Heaven and the Afterlife
Heaven and the Afterlife
The question of what happens after we die is central to the world's faith traditions. How has the belief in an afterlife... Read more
28 Dec 2015
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27mins
Ranked #15
Celibacy
Celibacy
Beyond Belief debates the place of religion and faith in today's complex world. Ernie Rea is joined by a panel to discus... Read more
10 Jun 2013
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27mins
Ranked #16
Sermons
Sermons
Is the sermon dead? In a digital age when the ten second soundbite is the favoured means of communication, it is too muc... Read more
21 Aug 2017
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28mins
Ranked #17
Superheroes
Superheroes
2019 looks set to be a huge year for superhero movies with eleven films due for release. From X-Men: Dark Phoenix to Ca... Read more
31 Dec 2018
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27mins
Ranked #18
Yule
Yule
December 21st - the shortest day in the year - is the day pagans across Europe are marking the Winter Solstice; an ancie... Read more
21 Dec 2015
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27mins