Crash Course Religions
John Green teaches you about Religions!
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John Green
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E1What Even IS a Religion?
Sep 10, 2024
Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?
E2How Many Religions Are There?
Sep 17, 2024
Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.
E3What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?
Sep 24, 2024
What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?
E4What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?
Oct 1, 2024
Is there really a difference between magic and religion?
E5The Infinite Stories of Hinduism
Oct 8, 2024
What does it mean to be Hindu?
E6Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
Oct 15, 2024
Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.
E7Can a River Be A Person?
Oct 22, 2024
What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?
E8What Does it Mean to Be Jewish
Oct 29, 2024
What does it mean to be Jewish?
E9Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity
Nov 5, 2024
Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.
E10The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond
Nov 12, 2024
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.
E11Religions of the African Diaspora
Nov 19, 2024
African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou
E12Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?
Nov 26, 2024
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!
E13Is Atheism a Religion?
Dec 3, 2024
We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?
E14How Do Religious Texts Work?
Dec 10, 2024
Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.
E15What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?
Dec 17, 2024
Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.
E16Who Speaks for a Religion?
Jan 7, 2025
Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?
E17Death and Afterlife Across Religions
Jan 14, 2025
Everybody dies—and then what?
E18Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural
Jan 21, 2025
What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?
E19Are Science and Religion Compatible?
Jan 28, 2025
Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?
E20What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?
Feb 4, 2025
What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?
E21What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?
Feb 11, 2025
In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.
E22Visions of the End of the World
Feb 18, 2025
How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
E23What Does Religious Freedom Mean?
Feb 25, 2025
We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
E24Religions and Pop Culture
Mar 4, 2025
We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.
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