Beyond Belief

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the future of Catholicism in the Irish Republic. Joining him are Dublin priest Father Joe Murphy, David Quinn, a columnist for the Irish Catholic and Irish Times, and the theologian and lecturer in medical ethics, Gina Menzies.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the history, role and future of Britain's Black churches. They analyse the breadth of their appeal, and they ask how comfortably some of their theological and cultural beliefs sit with Western culture.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the practice of exorcism. Joining him are the Rt Rev Graham Dow, former Bishop of Carlisle; Dr Simon Dein, a Psychiatrist with an interest in the Anthropology of Religion; and the Rev Elizabeth Baxter, Executive Director of Holy Rood House Therapeutic Centre.

In a programme marking the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Ernie Rea and guests discuss Christian and Muslim understandings of God, humans and evil. Joining him are Miroslav Volf, Henry B Q Wright Professor of Theology at Yale Divinity School; Mona Siddiqi Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow; and Father Damian Howard, lecturer in Muslim-Christian Relations at Heythrop College in the University of London.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the vexed question of Jewish identity. Joining him are Laura Janner-Klausner, Rabbi of the Alyth Reform Synagogue in London; Natan Levy, the Orthodox Rabbi of Shenley United Jewish Congregation; and Dr Brian Klug Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at St Benet's Hall, University of Oxford, and author of "Being Jewish and Doing Justice."

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the development of Buddhism in the West. Joining him are Nagapriya from the Buddhist Triratna Order, Ani Rinchen Khandro, a nun in the Tibetan tradition, and Will Buckingham, a lecturer at deMontfort University, Leicester who describes himself as "Buddhish" rather than "Buddhist."

Joining Ernie Rea to discuss Sectarianism in contemporary Scotland are Peter Kearney, a spokesperson for the Catholic Church in Scotland, Michael Rosie, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Edinburgh University and Harry Reid, former editor of The Herald and member of the Church of Scotland.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the effects of Globalisation on Religion. Joining him are Martin Palmer from the Alliance of Religion, Conservation and the Environment, Dr Sara Silvestri from City University, London, and Adrian Wooldridge a columnist with The Economist and the co-author of the book "God is Back."

Ernie Rea and guests discuss the principle of Sabbath rest. Sports Commentator Dan Walker tells him why he refuses to work on a Sunday, and he is joined by Rabbi Naftali Brawer, Sam Barker of the Relationships Foundation and Keep Sunday Special Campaign, and Philip Booth from the Institute of Economic Affairs.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss Religion and the Generation Gap. Joining him are Professor David Voas from Manchester University, Sadek Hamid a researcher into Muslim youth, and the Rabbi and Baroness, Julia Neuberger.

Ernie Rea and guests discuss Religion and the Big Society. Joining him are Phillip Blond, Director of the Think Tank Respublica and widely credited as being the originator of the government's Big Society idea, Maleiha Malik, Professor in Law at King's College, London and Antony Lerman, former founding director of the Institute of Jewish Policy Research.

Ernie Rea asks how the events of the Arab Spring will affect the fortunes of Christians in the Middle East. He is joined by Nadim Nassar, a Syrian and Anglican priest, Professor Madawi al-Rasheed from Kings College London, and Ziya Meral, fellow of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Joining Ernie Rea to discuss the Christian understanding of Hell are the Catholic writer and commentator, Peter Stanford, lecturer in patristic theology at Exeter University, Morwenna Ludlow, and lecturer at Oakhill theological college Daniel Strange.

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