Encounter (ABC) (Religion-Spirituality)

Wendy Barnaby travels to Ireland to investigate some of the many issues arising from this year�s Ryan Report. The Report is about conditions suffered by children in institutions between the 1930�s and the 1990�s. The twenty institutions examined were part of a larger system established by the State but run by Catholic orders.

Biblical Hebrew is an enigmatic language. According to Jewish tradition it�s the Holy Tongue, employed by God when he spoke the world into being. So how has the language of Torah shaped Jewish thought - and what does it say today, to Jews and non-Jews alike?

As the global financial crisis reverberates, this week Encounter explores how the seven deadly sins have been responsible for the collapse of many big businesses. What are the ethical frameworks some CEOs and educators are advocating now to form socially and environmentally responsible corporations?

In December the Parliament of the World's Religions is coming to Australia. It's a sort of interfaith Olympics, with thousands of people representing all the worlds myriad religious faiths expected to gather in Melbourne - under the sponsorship of the Victorian Government. In Encounter Nasya Bahfen finds out about the Parliament, and tests her prejudices about the whole interfaith project.

This Encounter is about the importance of sensitive communication with cancer patients and their families