In which John Green teaches you about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-Continent from 1526 to (technically) 1857. While John teaches you about this long-lived Muslim empire, he'll also look at the idea of...

Princeton historian of science Michael Gordin describes how being receptive to wacky, unorthodox ideas - up to a point - brings various benefits to our understanding of the world.

What is Gnosticism?

How Did the Nicene Creed Form? This famous statement of Christian orthodoxy is recited all over the world today. But it was actually composed in the 4th century during a theological controversy. What was this controversy? And what can it...

You might have heard about the bunches of heresies that popped up in the early centuries of Christianity. But historians don't generally like using the term "heresy" to describe these groups. Is there a more historically neutral way to...

This video explores the mystical Islamic practices in Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It highlights the syncretism of beliefs, including Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, and animist, within the Kujawa version of Islam.

Deciphering...