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The Sea of Faith

on BBC Two England

A series of six programmes with Don Cupitt , Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
5: Religion Shock
Christianity has traditionally preached 'one Church, one faith, one Lord', and by the end of the fourth century was executing heretics. The shock came when Christianity encountered the other major world religions, at least three of which also claim to incorporate and supersede all others.
Don Cupitt follows the stories Of SCHOPENHAUER (the first Western philosopher to feel the impact of Hinduism),
ANNIE BESANT (a remarkable Englishwoman who campaigned for a secular society and then became a theosophist) and VIVEKANANDA (the first Hindu missionary to the West).
Can the dialogue of world faiths give rise to new global understanding of religion? Assistant producer MUKTI JAIN
Producer PETER ARMSTRONG (R) * CEEFAX SUBTITLES

Contributors

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Don Cupitt
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Don Cupitt
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Annie Besant
Producer:
Peter Armstrong

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