
John Green
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John Green teaches you about Religions!

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01Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?
02Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.
03What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?
04Is there really a difference between magic and religion?
05What does it mean to be Hindu?
06Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.
07What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?
08What does it mean to be Jewish?
09Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.
10In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.
11African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou
12In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!
13We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?
14Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.
15Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.
16Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?
17Everybody dies—and then what?
18What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?
19Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?
20What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?
21In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.
22How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
23We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
24We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.