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The Missionaries

A look at how different religions preach or proselytise to attract converts

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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Hinduism and Buddhism
A look at the spread of Buddhist to the West
06 Feb 1997,28 mins
Early Christianity and African Churches
The spread of Christianity through Greece, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India
06 Feb 1997,28 mins
Salvation or Survival
An examination of Jewish history, the Holocaust and Judaism in the US
09 Feb 1997,28 mins
Christianity and Evangelism
Evangelism, Christian college education and missionary work as ways of recruiting converts
10 Feb 1997,28 mins
Islam, Dawah and the Al-Azhar Mosque
A look at the importance of the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo and the teaching of Dawah
03 Mar 1997,28 mins
Mormons, Baha'i and the Unification Church
Why do Mormons claim to be the authentic expression of Christianity?
08 Mar 1997,28 mins