Many define "religion" as a "belief system." But religion encompasses a lot more than "belief" and "doctrine." In fact, many religions don't emphasize personal faith much at all. For many people, their religious identity is derived...

This Video Explains The Freedom of Religion - Explained

Diane L. Moore focuses her research on enhancing the public understanding of religion through education from the lens of critical theory.



Her current project is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) through HarvardX...

In this episode we examine the topic: Is Religion Declining?

Throughout time, humans have developed systems of belief to address life’s big questions: How did the world begin? How should we treat other people? What happens to us after we die? Most religions rely on faith in some form of...

Yazidi Religion Explained

How multiethnic do you think the west was? Did racism exist in Rome or was it more about status?<br/>
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Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 5

In this episode we examine the topic: The Most Painful Religious Rituals

Mythology & Fiction Explained explores the Seven Deadly Sins with one main goal, to find out why they were considered so deadly. In order to uncover their origins we must examine how and why they came to exist.

In this episode we examine the topic: What is Sikhism?

Does your life situation exist? Or are you dreaming it up? Are you constructing thoughts about it that are completely fictitious? Seeing through this thought created reality or conceptual reality, will bring us to life. Only in the...

Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 5. This clip explains the guarantee of Freedom of Religion as it is spelled out in the U.S. Constitution.

A short overview of Taoism.

Here's the story of how life was like in the 13 British American colonies. Once upon a time, there were 13 British colonies along the east coast of North America. Today we classify these colonies into three groups: 1) The New England...

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...