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The Essay: 5: The Rule of Not Too Much

Series 1, episode 0

On Excess: Series asking what part various aspects of excess play in our lives. Leading psychotherapist Adam Phillips discusses excessive religious belief and what makes us think a belief is extreme. Is it excessive to kill for one's most profoundly held beliefs?