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Oct 4 Rembrandt - the painter of the Soul
Season 10 Episode 4
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Rembrandt left over 500 paintings after he died, more than a third of them of the Bible. He lived in a time of great religious turmoi…
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Oct 3 Zionism in Africa and John Alexander Dowie
Season 10 Episode 3
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The Zionist churches in Southern Africa account for 15 million Christians - the biggest group. This is the story of the Scottish/Aus…
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Oct 2 Christian Heroism in Hungary - Mindzentsy
Season 10 Episode 2
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He did not submit to either the Nazis or the Communists in his beloved Hungary. For which he was imprisoned and tortured. He would di…
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Oct 1 Romano Guardini - The Lord
Season 10 Episode 1
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The German priest, teacher and writer Romano Guardini has had a decisive influence on the last two popes. His book The Lord is a mast…
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Sep 30 The Intellectual courage of George Tyrell and Modernism
Season 9 Episode 30
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George Tyrell, an Irish priest published two letters in the Times criticising the papal encyclical Pascendi, he was expelled from the…
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Sep 29 Leo the Great meets Attila the Hun and Manicheism
Season 9 Episode 29
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The first Pope to be given the title great was Leo. We tell the story why today
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Sep 28 The Witness, the Vatican Obelisk in St Peters Square
Season 9 Episode 28
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The Obelisk outside St Peters in Rome stood in Nero's Circus and witnessed the crucifixion of St Peter. This is the story of how it w…
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Sep 27 The first female doctor of the church - Teresa of Avila
Season 9 Episode 27
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She was a great mystic, practical and effective reformer and one of the most influential authors of the spiritual life. St Teresa of …
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Sep 26 Abraham Lincoln calls for a national day of prayer and fasting
Season 9 Episode 26
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The Civil War had started months earlier because of the right to own slaves and Lincolns election. Today he called for a day of humil…
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Sep 25 Rudolph Otto - the Idea of the Holy
Season 9 Episode 25
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When Otto published the idea of the Holy during World War One it was a sensation, soon translated into multiple languages. He coined…
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