Crash Course Religions (Season 1)

John Green teaches you about Religions!

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    What Even IS a Religion? (Episode 1)

    Air date: 2024-09-10

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?

  • Poster for How Many Religions Are There?

    How Many Religions Are There? (Episode 2)

    Air date: 2024-09-17

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.

  • Poster for What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?

    What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion? (Episode 3)

    Air date: 2024-09-24

    Runtime: 10 min

    Overview: What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?

  • Poster for What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?

    What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic? (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2024-10-01

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Is there really a difference between magic and religion?

  • Poster for The Infinite Stories of Hinduism

    The Infinite Stories of Hinduism (Episode 5)

    Air date: 2024-10-08

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: What does it mean to be Hindu?

  • Poster for Life, the Universe, and the Buddha

    Life, the Universe, and the Buddha (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2024-10-15

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.

  • Poster for Can a River Be A Person?

    Can a River Be A Person? (Episode 7)

    Air date: 2024-10-22

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?

  • Poster for What Does it Mean to Be Jewish

    What Does it Mean to Be Jewish (Episode 8)

    Air date: 2024-10-29

    Runtime: 13 min

    Overview: What does it mean to be Jewish?

  • Poster for Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity

    Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity (Episode 9)

    Air date: 2024-11-05

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.

  • Poster for The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond

    The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond (Episode 10)

    Air date: 2024-11-12

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.

  • Poster for Religions of the African Diaspora

    Religions of the African Diaspora (Episode 11)

    Air date: 2024-11-19

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou

  • Poster for Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?

    Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions? (Episode 12)

    Air date: 2024-11-26

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!

  • Poster for Is Atheism a Religion?

    Is Atheism a Religion? (Episode 13)

    Air date: 2024-12-03

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?

  • Poster for How Do Religious Texts Work?

    How Do Religious Texts Work? (Episode 14)

    Air date: 2024-12-10

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.

  • Poster for What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?

    What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion? (Episode 15)

    Air date: 2024-12-17

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.

  • Poster for Who Speaks for a Religion?

    Who Speaks for a Religion? (Episode 16)

    Air date: 2025-01-07

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?

  • Poster for Death and Afterlife Across Religions

    Death and Afterlife Across Religions (Episode 17)

    Air date: 2025-01-14

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Everybody dies—and then what?

  • Poster for Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural

    Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural (Episode 18)

    Air date: 2025-01-21

    Runtime: 13 min

    Overview: What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?

  • Poster for Are Science and Religion Compatible?

    Are Science and Religion Compatible? (Episode 19)

    Air date: 2025-01-28

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?

  • Poster for What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?

    What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion? (Episode 20)

    Air date: 2025-02-04

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?

  • Poster for What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?

    What Does Race Have to Do with Religion? (Episode 21)

    Air date: 2025-02-11

    Runtime: 11 min

    Overview: In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.

  • Poster for Visions of the End of the World

    Visions of the End of the World (Episode 22)

    Air date: 2025-02-18

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.

  • Poster for What Does Religious Freedom Mean?

    What Does Religious Freedom Mean? (Episode 23)

    Air date: 2025-02-25

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?

  • Poster for Religions and Pop Culture

    Religions and Pop Culture (Episode 24)

    Air date: 2025-03-04

    Runtime: 12 min

    Overview: We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.

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