Something Understood

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Sing Hallelujah!
Over 500 singers sent in recordings, joining the BBC Phil in Handel's Hallelujah Chorus
All the colours of the rainbow
The Covid-19 rainbows painted by children today are part of a rich and ancient symbolism.
Is there more than one path to God?
Mark Tully says it’s hard to challenge church doctrine, if you're the one teaching it.
Can we get drunk on God?
Poet Imtiaz Dharker explores the process of divine intoxication.
Something Understood in Jerusalem
To mark Easter Robin Griffith-Jones visits what's believed to be the site of Jesus’ tomb.
Gandhi’s granddaughter on the need to love and be loved
Tara Gandhi explains the power of the Hindu festival, Raksha Bandhan.
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