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An A-Z Of Believing

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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.

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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.

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English

Episodes
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Z for Zealotry

2/9/2019
Zealotry has had a bad press. But has this always been justified?

Duration:00:07:31

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Y for Year

2/2/2019
What is the date? There are more religious calendars ticking along than most of us dream of.

Duration:00:07:18

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X for Xenophobia

1/26/2019
Xenophobia seems to be on the rise... again.

Duration:00:05:42

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W for Words

1/19/2019
Words are ambiguous but translating them is theologically treacherous...

Duration:00:06:35

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V for Violence

1/12/2019
Is human violence inspired by religion or mitigated by religion?

Duration:00:06:34

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U for Universalism

1/5/2019
Universal religious values should not threaten what is unique to each religion.

Duration:00:07:12

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T for Tolerance

12/29/2018
Tolerance is agreeing to differ, and that is a sign of strength not weakness.

Duration:00:06:27

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S for Sex

12/22/2018
Sex is glorious, sex is sinful, sex is necessary. Opinions differ...

Duration:00:06:07

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R for Repentance

12/15/2018
Repentance is more than just saying sorry.

Duration:00:05:49

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Q for Quietness

12/8/2018
Quietness is desirable but not when it is an evasion of the truth.

Duration:00:06:18

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P for Pilgrimage

12/1/2018
A pilgrimage can be literal or metaphorical.

Duration:00:06:33

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O for Occult

11/24/2018
Is the occult just religion without rules?

Duration:00:06:30

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N for Nationalism

11/17/2018
When religion turns patriotic...

Duration:00:06:24

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M for Martyrdom

11/10/2018
Was Jesus the first religious martyr?

Duration:00:06:38

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L for Land

11/3/2018
One person's Holy Land is another person’s land grab.

Duration:00:05:53

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K for Karma

10/27/2018
Are we punished for our sins, or by them?

Duration:00:05:47

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J for Jokes

10/20/2018
Even Jesus had a funny side...

Duration:00:06:13

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I for Incarnation

10/13/2018
How does God come down to meet us?

Duration:00:05:57

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H for Heresy

10/6/2018
All orthodoxy was once heresy...

Duration:00:07:14

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G for God

9/29/2018
Sometimes even atheists are tempted to believe...

Duration:00:06:10

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