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  1. Tears in the Rain

    20/20In the concluding episode, Richard Holloway sums up the journey he has undertaken.

  2. On Presence and Absence

    19/20Exploring the paradox that God can be experienced as present and absent at the same time.

  3. Darkness Made Visible

    18/20How can the idea of God can be reconciled, when there is so much suffering in the world?

  4. Saving Doubt

    17/20Richard Holloway explores the theme of doubt and disloyalty.

  5. On the Edge

    16/20In exploring the riddle of existence, Richard draws on the work of poet Emily Dickinson.

  6. Godless Morality

    15/20Richard Holloway discusses the possibility of morality in a godless world.

  7. God's Funeral

    14/20Richard Holloway focuses on writer Thomas Hardy and philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

  8. A Post-Mortem

    13/20Richard Holloway focuses on 'the forensics of doubt'.

  9. Believer's Doubt

    12/20Richard Holloway looks at how four Victorian believers struggled with doubt.

  10. Embracing Uncertainty

    11/20Richard Holloway discusses the work of the poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

  11. Caught in the Middle

    10/20Richard Holloway discusses what is meant by free will.

  12. Paying the Price

    9/20Richard Holloway discusses how religion dealt with those who paraded their doubts.

  13. Vacating Heaven

    8/20How new scientific understanding influenced thinking on the relationship of mankind to God

  14. The Agony and the Ecstasy

    7/20Richard focuses on three writers who wrote about their personal spiritual struggles.

  15. Breaking Up

    6/20Richard explores the role of doubt as a means of challenging prevailing religious thought.

  16. Mysteries Not Problems

    5/20Richard looks at the meaning of the word mystery and the work of three medieval mystics.

  17. Revelation and Its Limits

    4/20Richard asks how it can be decided that it is really God at the other end of a revelation.

  18. Casting Out Idols

    3/20Richard looks at idolatry. He reflects on the story of the Golden Calf from Exodus.

  19. In the Beginning

    2/20Richard asks when the religious mind was born and looks at one of the earliest doubters.

  20. Prologue

    1/20Richard Holloway explores the tensions between doubt and faith over the last 3,000 years.