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This free course, Religious diversity: rethinking religion, introduced you to a selection of the huge variety of religious beliefs and practices that are present in Britain.

If you are interested in learning more about religion as it is lived and how it influences culture and society, consider enrolling in the Open University course A227 Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] . Watch the following video for a taste of this exciting and though-provoking course.

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[PRAYING IN NON-ENGLISH]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING]

[SINGING PRAYER]

MINISTER:

And when you knock on the door with prayer, the door will be opened.

WOMAN 1:

Pilgrimage is always about opening the heart and surrendering to something that is mysterious and greater than ourselves.

[INAUDIBLE]

[INAUDIBLE]

RELIGIOUS LEADER:

There's no easy way to be a Christian.

[SPEAKING HEBREW]

WOMAN 2:

We march every year and every year we will continue so nobody will forget.

[DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING]

WOMAN 3:

As a woman who's converted to Islam, I feel that Islam empowers me.

MAN 1:

The moment you decide I'm eating this and I'm not eating that, you're actually really thinking about who am I.

[DEMONSTRATORS CHANTING]

MAN 2:

It can be moving, depending on how emotional they are. We all grieve in different ways.

WOMAN 4:

There are exchanges that go beyond just the physical. It's an affair of the heart, really.

WOMAN 5:

It just felt very deep and very ancient. And it was resonating in my body. And I cried, I cried a lot. I think I'll remember it a long time.

[CHEERING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

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