REMARKABLE LIVES
Radical Hospitality: In Memory of Rosemary Haughton
Phoebe Ryrko remembers her grandmother, an inspiring theologian and activist who saw the divine in everyday life and human relationships
‘Our ordinary, lived experience is the place where we meet God, and the means by which we can become transformed’
The Heritage of Afghanistan
Robert Darr reflects on his long relationship with the people and culture of this ancient land, and shares his insights into its present situation
“No matter how powerful you are, there is nothing you can do to counteract the effect of beauty… the Taliban ultimately can’t succeed because the Afghan people are too strongly rooted in their music and poetry.”
Towards a Deeper Spirituality
The Reverend Peter Dewey looks back on a lifetime working with interfaith projects
“One of the characteristics of this deeper form of spiritual understanding is that it will include the full diversity of people working together and being together.”
Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
Director Paul Howard talks about his new film about a remarkable physicist with a radically holistic vision
“Bohm’s theories are rooted in the idea of wholeness. Everything that we see in our everyday world of space and time is in fact interconnected and not separate at a deeper level of reality.”
Keith Critchlow: A Life Well Lived
Richard Twinch pays tribute to the teacher and sacred geometer who died on April 8th 2020
“Geometry is at the root of the whole of manifestation. Everything that we can turn our attention to is based on geometry, that is, the ‘order of space’.”
A ‘Quite Interesting’ Approach to Education
John Lloyd talks to Jane Clark and Hilary Papworth about the philosophy behind the QI project
“Nothing is as simple or obvious as it seems. Everything has an underside – something hidden deep inside it which is completely astonishing.”
Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche
Vin Harris talks about the life of a remarkable man
“The purpose is not to preserve traditions for their own sake, but because they are of value to a world which desperately needs to be reminded of the vital importance of kindness and compassion.”
An Artisan of Beauty and Truth
Etel Adnan in conversation with David Hornsby and Jane Clark
“What we call ‘love’ is a relationship that never ends; it is like a wave that keeps bringing you back to it, so we are like surfers who run after the perfect experience.”
The Engaged Contemplative Spirituality of Thomas Merton
Jim Griffin surveys the life and work of the great 20th century visionary who pioneered a new understanding of Christian meditation and interfaith dialogue
‘There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fount of action and joy.’
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Nicola Simpson on Dom Sylvester Houédard
“How do we hear the inaudible sound of dust falling?”
Tell Them What We Have Learned Here…
Chronicles from World War II
“… divine faithfulness, present even in the depths of the nightmare.”
The Red Sail
Katharine Tiernan
“All about him the sea stretches away to the mauve edge of the horizon. The strangeness of it empties his soul.”
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