An A-Z Of Believing

Religion & Spirituality Podcas

From the Woolf Institute comes An A-Z of Believing: from Atheism to Zealotry. This new podcast, presented by Dr Ed Kessler, is a 26-week crash course on religion and society. What makes the beauty of ritual so attractive? Do Abrahamic religions teach karma? How do people from different faiths have constructive conversation? Join Ed as he explains a new letter each week.

Location:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Religion & Spirituality Podcas

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Description:

From the Woolf Institute comes An A-Z of Believing: from Atheism to Zealotry. This new podcast, presented by Dr Ed Kessler, is a 26-week crash course on religion and society. What makes the beauty of ritual so attractive? Do Abrahamic religions teach karma? How do people from different faiths have constructive conversation? Join Ed as he explains a new letter each week.

Twitter:

@Woolf_Institute

Language:

English

Website:

https://woolfpods.wordpress.com/

Email:

encounterpodcast@woolf.cam.ac.uk

Episodes

Z for Zealotry

Zealotry has had a bad press. But has this always been justified?

Duración:00:07:31

Y for Year

What is the date? There are more religious calendars ticking along than most of us dream of.

Duración:00:07:18

X for Xenophobia

Xenophobia seems to be on the rise... again.

Duración:00:05:42

W for Words

Words are ambiguous but translating them is theologically treacherous...

Duración:00:06:35

V for Violence

Is human violence inspired by religion or mitigated by religion?

Duración:00:06:34

U for Universalism

Universal religious values should not threaten what is unique to each religion.

Duración:00:07:12

T for Tolerance

Tolerance is agreeing to differ, and that is a sign of strength not weakness.

Duración:00:06:27

S for Sex

Sex is glorious, sex is sinful, sex is necessary. Opinions differ...

Duración:00:06:07

R for Repentance

Repentance is more than just saying sorry.

Duración:00:05:49

Q for Quietness

Quietness is desirable but not when it is an evasion of the truth.

Duración:00:06:18

P for Pilgrimage

A pilgrimage can be literal or metaphorical.

Duración:00:06:33

O for Occult

Is the occult just religion without rules?

Duración:00:06:30

N for Nationalism

When religion turns patriotic...

Duración:00:06:24

M for Martyrdom

Was Jesus the first religious martyr?

Duración:00:06:38

L for Land

One person's Holy Land is another person’s land grab.

Duración:00:05:53

K for Karma

Are we punished for our sins, or by them?

Duración:00:05:47

J for Jokes

Even Jesus had a funny side...

Duración:00:06:13

I for Incarnation

How does God come down to meet us?

Duración:00:05:57

H for Heresy

All orthodoxy was once heresy...

Duración:00:07:14

G for God

Sometimes even atheists are tempted to believe...

Duración:00:06:10