Past Programs
Christianity - 2006
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Islam in the Renaissance Read Transcript
17/09/2006
The European Renaissance generated scientific breakthroughs. However, George Saliba argues that crucial information was contained in texts that were not translated, so how did Copernicus know about them?
Spirit Photography Read Transcript
10/09/2006
Ghost figures, floating faces, and swirls of ectoplasm appeared in photographic portraits by men and women who set up shop as 'spirit photographers' between the 1860s and 1930s.
Weird Babel of Tongues Read Transcript
03/09/2006
100 years ago an old building on Azusa Street in Los Angeles held religious meetings that started with people 'breathing strange utterances'. It was the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement.
The Enlightenment Is Not Godless Read Transcript
25/06/2006
The 17th & 18th century Enlightenment philosophers have been criticised for being anti-religious. But just how opposed to God were they?
Astrology Art Read Transcript
11/06/2006
Venus and Jupiter are popular figures in Medieval and Renaissance art, but what do these figures represent? References to classical mythology, or the heavenly bodies that make up the astrologer's horoscope?
Medieval Women Mystics: Hildegard von Bingen Read Transcript
30/04/2006
A renowned Church woman and mystic, the German Abbess Hildegard von Bingen was known during her life in the 12th Century for her many talents, including musical composition.
Medieval Women Mystics: Margery Kempe Read Transcript
23/04/2006
An entrepreneur and a travelling mystic, Margery Kempe had revelations and gifts that commanded attention.
Medieval Women Mystics: Julian of Norwich Read Transcript
16/04/2006
Holed-up in solitary confinement, Julian of Norwich is England's most famous 14th Century anchoress.
Galileo's Crime Read Transcript
05/03/2006
In 1633 Galileo Galilei was found guilty of 'vehement suspicion of heresy'. The trial has since been regarded as the greatest scandal in Christendom.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Read Transcript
12/02/2006
Last year marked 100 years since the German founder of sociology, Max Weber, published his seminal essay on the origins of Capitalism.
Secret House Rituals Read Transcript
01/01/2006
Ian Evans has discovered a secret practice of the 18th and 19th centuries in Australia & the UK to protect the home and its inhabitants from evil forces.
