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