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Sinopsis
Things Unseen grapples with a spiritual climate that no longer conforms to orderly patterns with fewer of us attracted to formal religion, but many still believing that theres more out there than meets the eye. Thought-provoking speech radio for people of faith and those who just feel intrigued by the spiritual dimension to life.
Episodios
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Good Friday and Easter: after Rwanda
18/04/2014 Duración: 26minGenocide widow Lesley Bilinda on her journey through pain and betrayal to a more mature faith – and moments of resurrection joy.
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The Great Divide - a Sunni perspective
11/04/2014 Duración: 26minCambridge scholar Tim Winter, also known as Abdal Hakim Murad, provides a Sunni perspective on how the divide between Sunni and Shia Islam began, and what distinguishes the two main branches of Islam today.
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The Word: Lord Griffiths
28/03/2014 Duración: 23minLord Leslie Griffiths discusses his journey from a childhood in extreme poverty in Wales to a life peerage and becoming one of Britain’s most senior religious figures. Speaking to Alison Hilliard, he uses Bible verses to re-connect with his memories – including his time as a novice missionary in Haiti, and why he became an “accidental Methodist”. Readings by David Suchet.
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The Word: Rose Hudson-Wilkin
14/03/2014 Duración: 21minRose Hudson-Wilkin discusses the Bible verses that have shaped her journey from Jamaica’s Montego Bay to her role as Speaker’s Chaplain at the House of Commons. Her selection reveals her passion on a breadth of political issues, including immigration. Bible readings by David Suchet.
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Man with Deer Eyes
21/02/2014 Duración: 26minCherokee medicine man CJ Whitedeer provides a rare inside view of some of the astonishing myths, beliefs and practices of Native Americans. Jane Little has visited him in Arizona.
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The Word: Lord Smith of Finsbury
07/02/2014 Duración: 16minIn 1984, Labour peer Lord Smith became the first MP to reveal he was gay. He was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Tony Blair’s first cabinet and is now a life peer. Speaking to Louisa Foxe, he reveals the Biblical verses that have informed his public and private life – including some stark choices often used to condemn gay people. Bible readings by David Suchet.
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The Mind Body Spirit Doc
24/01/2014 Duración: 26minAndrew Weil is America’s best-known doctor, the pioneer of “integrative medicine “- an approach that goes far beyond high tech interventions and drugs. To his admirers, he has managed to combine costly conventional medicine with a focus on the mind and spirit; critics have called him a snake oil salesman. Jane Little has visited him in Arizona.
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Faith and Fighting
10/01/2014 Duración: 22minMuslim, Zoroastrian, and Humanist voices dispute the legacy of Religion: violence and war, links to power and privilege, oppression of women, or peace initiatives, changed lives and priorities, and concern for the poor and victimized.
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The Word: Tony Jordan
20/12/2013 Duración: 21minDescribing himself as “not particularly religious”, Tony Jordan, one of Britain’s top scriptwriters and former EastEnders writer, was behind the BBC’s critically acclaimed The Nativity. The drama was a tender portrayal of the people featured in Christmas story. In this podcast he talks about the Biblical passages that have inspired his work. Readings by David Suchet.
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Jesus the Muslim
06/12/2013 Duración: 21minCambridge Islam scholar Tim Winter, aka Abdal Hakim Murad, talks to Vicky Beeching about how Jesus is seen in Islam – and what role he played in his own decision to become a Muslim.
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Shamans and Sacraments: the meaning of rituals
27/11/2013 Duración: 25minA shaman undergoing a ritual burial and a Catholic attending mass seem poles apart – yet both rituals answer similar needs. Jane Little explores what makes rituals so compelling and meaningful. Guests: shamanic practitioner Nicholas Taylor, traditional Catholic Peter Williams, and clinical psychologist Isabel Clarke.
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The Word: Nicky Gumbel
15/11/2013 Duración: 21minGrowing up, Nicky Gumbel considered Christianity “intellectually unsustainable”, yet today he is best known as the modern-day architect of the evangelical Alpha Course. In this podcast, he uses Bible passages that have inspired him to reveal little-known parts of his biography to Louisa Foxe – among them the trauma of losing many of his Jewish father’s family in the Holocaust. Readings by David Suchet.
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The Case For (and against) Peace Journalism......
04/11/2013 Duración: 21minOpen any newspaper, watch any TV channel, and stories of War and Conflict tumble from page and screen... But can we trust what we read and see? Even when journalists work hard to separate facts from propaganda, how often do they report ‘selected’ or ‘chosen’ facts? Can they be accused of ‘selling’ War, albeit unwittingly? Some argue that what is needed is a different form of journalism: in this case, Peace Journalism. Edward Canfor-Dumas invites Professor Jake Lynch, journalist Myriam Francois-Cerrah, and journalist and broadcaster Peter Hitchens to make their case for Peace Journalism.
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The Spirit of Things Unseen: research report
23/10/2013 Duración: 02minBelief in post-religious Britain: more than half of us believe spiritual forces have influence on earth. Read the report here - bit.ly/19Tn4pg
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The Spirit of Things Unseen: launch discussion
23/10/2013 Duración: 35minOn 17th October 2013, Things Unseen was launched at Southwark Cathedral with this panel discussion looking at specially commissioned research which revealed a strong undercurrent of spiritual belief in Britain. Chair: Jane Little.
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Jesus the Jew
16/10/2013 Duración: 22minVicky Beeching talks to Amy-Jill Levine, a Jewish New Testament scholar who – despite teaching about Jesus in the Bible Belt – has never felt tempted to embrace Christianity.
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Death: reports from the final frontier
16/10/2013 Duración: 23minCould it be true that the dying see long-deceased “visitors” who come to take them to the next world? One neuropsychiatrist says yes. Alison Hilliard presents.
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Death: in search of the soul
16/10/2013 Duración: 23minIs there such a thing as the soul? And how do Near Death Experiences tally with the way Hindus and Christians understand the soul? Alison Hilliard and guests explore.
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A Self-Centered Church?
16/10/2013 Duración: 19minIs it time to take a break from discussing women’s and gay rights in the Church of England and focus on the neediest in society? Roger Bolton throws out the challenge.