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The coexistence of multiple religious communities has been a source of both opposition and diversity since the very foundation of human civilization. This album explores the interaction of competing communities in compelling depth, highlighting periods and cities that experienced turbulence, and occ…

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    Religion in history: conflict, conversion and co-existence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009 0:57


    Transcript -- Religion in history: conflict, conversion and co-existence

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    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

    Christianity in context

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009 32:12


    Professor David Chichester casts an illuminating eye over the global history of Christianity, from its early rise to modern expansions and prominence in Africa and America.

    Transcript -- Christianity in context

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    Transcript -- Professor David Chichester casts an illuminating eye over the global history of Christianity, from its early rise to modern expansions and prominence in Africa and America.

    Byzantine and late Roman religions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009 20:06


    From the 3rd to the 7th Century, many religious groups experienced expansion and growing interaction, creating an illuminating clash of cultures, ideas and beliefs.

    Transcript -- Byzantine and late Roman religions

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    Transcript -- From the 3rd to the 7th Century, many religious groups experienced expansion and growing interaction, creating an illuminating clash of cultures, ideas and beliefs.

    The crusades

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009 29:54


    From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Cambridge, Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith discusses the cultural and historical context of the crusades, why they occurred, and the inconsistencies in modern interpretation.

    Transcript -- The crusades

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009


    Transcript -- From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Cambridge, Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith discusses the cultural and historical context of the crusades, why they occurred, and the inconsistencies in modern interpretation.

    The Bengal Renaissance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2009 38:34


    The 19th Century was a turning point in Indian religious and cultural history, with colonial expansion providing education and a hybridisation of East and West. This lively discussion tracks these changes and their legacy.

    Transcript -- The Bengal Renaissance

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    Transcript -- The 19th Century was a turning point in Indian religious and cultural history, with colonial expansion providing education and a hybridisation of East and West. This lively discussion tracks these changes and their legacy.

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