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30 mins / ep
Episodes 157 – 160 (new episodes)
Episodes 93 – 156 (previous episodes)
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Faith provides many people with a framework for life and a moral code. This series provides insights into matters of faith, with reports on contemporary Catholic and Protestant communities around the world. The main focus is on the purpose of existence, Christian values and social responsibility, as well as contributions Christians make to society, culture and the arts. Faith Matters portrays the everyday life of Christians; it reports on the latest events in the Christian community and on the work of churches in Germany and worldwide.

93 Father Saju Dances the Bible (2015)
94 Outcasts in Thailand – Brother Bernd and the AIDS Orphans (2015)
95 The Word as Image (2015)
96 Protestant Nuns – The Sisters of Schwanberg (2015)
98 Luther – The Pop Oratorio (2016)
99 The Right to Education – Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon (2016)
100 Saving the Amazon – Brother Ludwig’s Fight for Forests (2017)
101 One Step at a Time – Prosthetics for the Poor in Albania (2017)
102 The Archbishop: A German Clergywoman in Sweden (2017)
103 Cologne Cathedral: A Work in Progress (2017)
104 Germany’s Growing Coptic Church (2017)
105 Brother Severin and the Lost Music of the Chiquitanos (2017)
106 500 Years After Luther – Reformation on the Road (2017)
107 Pilgrims’ Progress – Soldiers at Lourdes (2017)
108 In the Spirit of Luther – The Francke Foundations (2017)
109 Inter-confessional Churches in Germany – Divided and yet United (2017)
110 Lutheran Archbishop in Russia – An Immense Challenge (2017)
111 Luther’s Legacy in Namibia – Evangelization and Genocide (2018)
112 No Heaven Without Hell (2018)
113 Women in the Driving Seat – Revolution at the Vatican (2018)
114 A Dynamic School – ‘‘Bold – Protestant – Tolerant’’ (2018)
115 The Moravians of Suriname (2018)
116 The Secret of the Cross (2018)
117 The Monks’ Legacy – On Reichenau Island (2018)
118 Medieval Beauty – The World of Uta of Naumburg (2018)
119 goRome! The International Pilgrimage of Altar Servers (2018)
120 Coffee – The Good, the Bad, Fair Trade (2019)
121 Theologian, Archaeologist, Maverick – Dieter Vieweger (2019)
122 Death is Part of Life – A Lutheran’s Quest for Meaning (2019)
123 NoonSong – Concert and Church Service in Berlin (2019)
124 Building a Church – Catholics in Cuba (2019)
125 The Miracle of Flores – The World’s Largest Seminary (2019)
126 Provost in Jerusalem – A Lutheran in the Holy Land (2019)
127 ‘Sign of Solidarity’ – A Hospital Ship on the Amazon (2020)
128 Silent is the Grave – The Changing Landscape of German Cemeteries (2020)
129 Helping People Help Themselves – 50 Years of Kolping International (2020)
130 The Female Peacemakers – 50 Years of “Religions for Peace” (2020)
131 Rabbi Schudrich’s Miracle – Jewish Life in Poland (2020)
132 Between the plague and the corona – Oberammergau Passion Play (2020)
133 Religious resistance to right-wing vigilante groups (2020)
134 Church and wine (2020)
135 Repaying the Desert – An Unusual Environmental Project (2021)
136 Different, Amen – Evangelical Youtube Stars (2021)
137 Eco-Friendly Monks – Plankstetten’s Green Abbey (2021)
138 Open to Everybody (2021)
139 The Artist Who Saves Churches (2021)
140 New Life in Old Walls – Village Churches Bearing Witness to History (2021)
141 New Light in old Walls – Windows for Tholey Abbey (2021)
142 The Quest for Utopia – Grassroots Democracy in Venezuela (2021)
143 Church in the Living Room – Hoodie Ousts Cassock (2021)
144 Heavenly Sounds – The Organ and its Fascinating Versatility (2022)
145 The Neinstedt Foundation – Love at Devil’s Wall (2022)
146 A Shepherd in the Storm – Pope Francis (2022)
147 Bach’s Successor – The Thomaners’ New Conductor (2022)
148 Church Bells – Chiming between Heaven and Earth (2022)
149 Caring for Creation – Climate Protection in Rwanda (2022)
150 Oberammergau – A Village and its Passion (2022)
151 Prayer and Action – The Church and the War (2022)
152 Cheers, and Amen! – Spirits and Spirituality in Scotland (2023) [NEW]
153 Ulm Minster – The Tallest Church in the World (2023) [NEW]
154 Cologne’s Holy Women (2023) [NEW]
155 Successful Evangelizing – Revisiting Africa (2023) [NEW]
156 Phoenix from the Ashes – An Old Church in a New Role (2023) [NEW]
157 The Idea of the Holy – A Religious Mystery (2023) [NEW]
158 Who Do You Say I Am? – Transgender Pastor Elke Spörkel (2023) [NEW]
159 Believers on Wheels – Cycling for Christ (2023) [NEW]
160 Women in the Church – Can the Catholic Church Reform? (2023) [NEW]