TED Talks
Jonathan Haidt: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative...
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Romeo and Juliet 1.1 Word Nerd: "profane"
This video explores the etymology and metaphorical use of the word "profane" in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The analysis highlights the Prince's condemnation of the Capulets and Montagues, equating their feud-driven violence to a...
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Religion: What It Is and What It Does
Ask a hundred people what they think religion is and you'll probably get a hundred different answers. However, to study religion we have bring together more general ideas about what religion is and what it does. This film, with Professor...
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The Orange British Academy Film Awards
INTERVIEW: Armando Iannucci on the awards, on In the Loop being the most profane script to get a Nomination, on British Comedy, on doing another series of Thick Of It, on his favorite films at the The Orange British Academy Film Awards...
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Sophia: The Sacred and the Profane: Lesson 5
This lesson introduces and juxtaposes the concepts of the sacred and the profane, where "profane" is understood broadly as that which is necessarily "profanus," i.e. "outside the temple" and thus not within the realm of the sacred. It is...
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Sophia: Functions of Religion: Lesson 3
This lesson will define Sacred Ritual and delineate Durkheim's three functions of religion. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Functions of Religion."
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Sophia: The Sacred and the Profane: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces and juxtaposes the concepts of the sacred and the profane, where "profane" is understood broadly as that which is necessarily "profanus," i.e. "outside the temple" and thus not within the realm of the sacred. It is...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Functions of Religion: Lesson 4
This lesson will define Sacred Ritual and delineate Durkheim's three functions of religion. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Functions of Religion."