Sharon Prentis asks what a saint is, and what it means if the saints you see depicted in church don’t look like you. She explores ideas of sainthood and uncovers stories of holy, inspired and inspiring lives from all over the world.
Olabisi Obamakin draws on her Yorùbá heritage to look afresh at the story in Acts of a slave girl who is said to have a ‘Pythian spirit’ which enables her to tell oracles.