Season 1
24 episodes · 2024
1What Even IS a Religion?
Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?
2How Many Religions Are There?
Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.
3What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?
What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?
4What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?
Is there really a difference between magic and religion?
5The Infinite Stories of Hinduism
What does it mean to be Hindu?
6Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.
7Can a River Be A Person?
What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?
8What Does it Mean to Be Jewish
What does it mean to be Jewish?
9Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity
Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.
10The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.
11Religions of the African Diaspora
African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou
12Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!
13Is Atheism a Religion?
We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?
14How Do Religious Texts Work?
Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.
15What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?
Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.
16Who Speaks for a Religion?
Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?
17Death and Afterlife Across Religions
Everybody dies—and then what?
18Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural
What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?
19Are Science and Religion Compatible?
Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?
20What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?
What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?
21What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?
In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.
22Visions of the End of the World
How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
23What Does Religious Freedom Mean?
We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
24Religions and Pop Culturefinale
We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.
