BBC World Service - Heart and Soul

Episode 2—Haiti One Year On

One year after the Haiti earthquake, Edward Stourton visits the country to see how religion has helped and hindered.

One year after the Haiti earthquake, Edward Stourton visits the country to see how religion has helped and hindered.

Chaplain Thomas Dyer converted to Buddhism, and became first Buddhist chaplain in the American military.

Step-parenting has become far more common, but has it become any easier emotionally to bring up another man's child?

Francis Spufford looks at how Bede, an obscure English monk from the 8th century, shaped the history of Christianity.

Wendy Robbins takes a personal journey, examining fears that history is being rewritten, threatening the Jewish community.

Wendy Robbins takes a personal journey, examining fears that history is being rewritten, threatening the Jewish community.

A new spiritual focus on lifestyle changes that reduce personal consumption and carbon footprint, termed "Eco-Asceticism"

Meena Bakhtash on Muslims who have completed the Hajj in a wheelchair, fulfilling the 5th pillar of Islam despite disability.

Rabbi Naftali Brawer explores the history and meaning of the Mourners Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.