An educational channel dedicated to the academic, nonsectarian study of religion. We promote improving the public’s religious literacy by exploring humanity’s beliefs and rituals through an anthropological, sociological, and archaeological lens.
The host, Dr. Andrew M. Henry, is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmarkhenry.
From ReligionForBreakfast. We’re doing a guided read of Attar’s Conference of the Birds Join us here: https://www.religiondepartment.com/conferenceofthebirds Did Arabs believe in Allah before Islam? Ancient inscriptions, poetry, and the Qur’an suggest a surprising answer. Explore the evidence for a pre-Islamic creator god known as Allah. 00:00 Polytheists Believe in Allah? 2:39 What does Allah Mean?…
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From ReligionForBreakfast. Join Dr. Travis Proctor’s guided reading, walking through ancient resurrection accounts, including lesser-known texts like the Gospel of Peter!: https://www.religiondepartment.com/resurrection Did early Christians think Jesus was a ghost? I talk with scholar Travis Proctor about resurrection narratives, ancient ideas of bodies and spirits, and why the story of Jesus sometimes resembles ancient ghost…
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From ReligionForBreakfast. If Europe’s "last pagans" sparked your curiosity, join other curious learners for an 8-week seminar exploring modern Pagan traditions with scholar Thorn Mooney: https://www.religiondepartment.com/contemporarypaganism Europe was supposedly Christian by the Middle Ages, but the reality is more complicated. From the Sámi in Fennoscandia to the Baltic countryside, sacred groves, sacrifices, and animist traditions…
From ReligionForBreakfast. Dive deeper, join our upcoming lecture at The Religion Department: “A Hidden History of Muslims in the United States” with Dr. Yasmine Flodin-Ali: https://www.religiondepartment.com/history-of-muslims Is atheism rising in the Arab world? Drawing on Arab Barometer surveys, satellite data from Ramadan, and recent scholarship, this video explores what the numbers really show and how…
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From ReligionForBreakfast. Join me in Ephesus!: https://religionforbreakfast.com/ Nero died in 68 CE—or did he? Meet the impostors, rumors, and apocalyptic traditions that convinced many he would return, shaping the meaning of 666 and the Beast in Revelation. Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and…
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From ReligionForBreakfast. Religion for Breakfast videos take a lot of research and collaboration. Patreon support helps fund editors, scholars, and future episodes. Support us here: https://www.patreon.com/c/religionforbreakfast Read Dr. Schmidt’s Christmas publications here: https://tcschmidt.com/christmas-publications/ The Bible doesn’t say when Jesus was born…so why December 25th? New Testament scholar Dr. Tom Schmidt explains. 00:00 Intro: The Debate…