BBC World Service - Heart and Soul

Objects of Wonder - Czech Memorial Scrolls

How 1500 Torah scrolls survived the Holocaust in the basement of a synagogue in Prague

The significance of a six-metre high carved cross dating from the 7th Century

Martin Palmer talks about a 2000 year old Buddhist statue from Afghanistan

What can painted caribou hide coats tell us about Native American spiritual beliefs?

Love can transform into something new and different

What links the sensuous and the sacred?

A look at desire from a spiritual perspective

A sense of yearning and belonging can be both a physical and a divine sensation

What does Islam really mean by holy war?

Discussion on Sharia law, Shia and Sunni communities, and the relevance of the Koran