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Uploaded 30-12-16

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My article on the Bulletin for the Study of Religion: http://bulletin.equinoxpub.com/2016/09/the-state-of-religious-studies-education-on-youtube/



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Religious Literacy can be summarized in three key assumptions about religion. It is not simply learning every detail about world religions.

Uploaded 24-05-16

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Harvard Religious Literacy Project: http://rlp.hds.harvard.edu/
Religious Literacy Online Class: https://www.edx.org/xseries/world-religions-through-scriptures

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Photo Attributions and sources:

Heterodox beliefs among American Protestants: http://www.pewforum.org/2009/12/09/many-americans-mix-multiple-faiths/

Sunnis and Shia map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia%E2%80%93Sunni_relations#/media/File:Madhhab_Map3.png

Ganges Aarti pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges#/media/File:Ganga_Aarti_at_Varanasi_ghats.jpg

Bathing in Ganges: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges#/media/File:Ganga_Dashara,_at_Haridwar.jpg

1971 Convention: http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/year/1971



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The Druids. The mysterious Celtic religious specialists of ancient Ireland, Britain, and Northern Europe. But who were they really? What historical evidence corroborates their existence?

Uploaded 22-03-19

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Bibliography:
Andrew Fitzpatrick, “Druids: Towards an Archaeology,” Communities and Connections: Essays in Honor of Barry Cunliffe, 287

Anthony King and Graham Soffe, "Internal Organization and Deposition at the Iron Age Temple on Hayling Island (Hampshire), https://sites.google.com/site/tixxys/theromantemple/the-temple-in-depth

Barry Cunliffe, "Druids: A Very Short Introduction," Oxford University Press, 2010.

British Museum Celtic Spoons: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?partid=1&assetid=791976001&objectid=828993

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Special thanks to the researcher and co-writer of this episode Kaitlyn Ugoretz. Check out her new channel on Japanese religion: "Eat, Pray, Anime:" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0Bt7lnqD2c73M_PQkRDKg

Uploaded 23-12-20

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Izumo grand shrine used under CC BY-SA 2.0 License: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Izumo-taisha01nt3200.jpg

Shichi-go-san images from Wikimedia Commons users Jordi Sanchez Teruel; Japanexperterna; Donna Cleveland: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kimonos_@_Harajuku_2011-11_(6451331577).jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shichi-Go-San#/media/File:Shichigosan_boy.jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shichi-Go-San_(girl)#/media/File:7-year-old_girl_wearing_kimono_in_Shichi-go-san_festival;_November_2007.jpg

Kamidana photo by Nesnad: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Typical-kamidana-tokyoarea-2017-12-22.jpg



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It is common knowledge that the Romans killed Christians in the first few centuries of the new religion's history. But we don't often ask why. What was it about Christianity that made the Romans want to persecute it?

Uploaded 27-08-15

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Further Reading:
Beard, Mary. Religions of Rome. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998).
Moss, Candida. The Myth of Persecution. (HarperCollins, 2013).



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Uploaded 27-03-25

New research using smartphone location data reveals a massive gap between how often Americans say they attend religious services and how often they actually do. Are surveys wrong? Are memories fuzzy? Here's what the data really shows about religion in America.

The article: Devin Pope, BFI Working Paper·May 8, 2024, "Religious Worship Attendance in America: Evidence from Cellphone Data," https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/religious-worship-attendance-in-america-evidence-from-cellphone-data/


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00:00 Intro
00:43 Problems with self-reported surveys
2:20 How the Smartphone Study Worked
5:12 The Results



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I've watched a lot of Stephen Colbert over the years. When you watch enough of one TV show, you start to notice patterns. For Colbert, I noticed he talks about religion a lot...at least more than other late night TV shows. What can we learn about this?

Uploaded 31-01-17

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Pew Research Religious Knowledge Survey: http://www.pewforum.org/2010/09/28/u-s-religious-knowledge-survey/

Video Bibliography:
Excellent interview with John Mulaney on Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlwLr4b4E0

Awkward Maher Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAco8a7vEE

Geek out over Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIxYLyUTC8

Gets all up in your faith/Dalai Lama discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWYXCOf4Ac

Faux Monk Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQhrqnb3CY

Pope-pologies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTlS2vcWwM

Colbert’s favorite bible verse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1jXPhsz26g

Fencing with Ibtihaj Muhammad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs8O-MFu4yU

Straight up asks Strahen if he is religious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV2A2OqIq0

Asks Ruffalo if he is Catholic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvNDlJVfTw

Excellent interview with Andrew Garfield about Silence, faith, Jesuits, and epistemological certainty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3V4OzrkaA



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Uploaded 02-09-25

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Why do Amish kids have some of the lowest allergy rates ever recorded? Scientists discovered surprising clues in their barns, dust, and way of life, revealing how religion, farming, and community shape health.



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Uploaded 15-06-23

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A subset of New Religious Movements draw inspiration from the complex constellation of beliefs surrounding UFOs and intelligent extraterrestrial life. Scholars call these: UFO Religions. But what are they all about?

To learn more, check out the Handbook of UFO Religions edited by Dr. Ben Zeller. Brill, 2021.

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Uploaded 12-12-19

What is Saturnalia? You may have heard of this Roman holiday, but the details are scant and fragmentary from Roman sources. This video explains what we know about Saturnalia and whether or not it influenced the institution of Christmas.

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PRIMARY SOURCES:
Chronographia anni 354
Seneca, "Moral Letters"
Lucian, "Saturnalia"
Athenaeus, "The Learned Banqueters"
Plutarch, "Moralia"
Macrobius, "Saturnalia"
Martial
Suetonius, "Augustus" and "Vespasian"
Pliny, "Letters," 4
Historia Augusta, Life of Verus, 7
Justinus
"Collection of Memorable Things"
Epictetus, "Discourses"
Catullus 14
Hippolytus, "Chronograph" and "Commentary on Daniel"
Julius Africanus, "Chronograph"
Augustine "On the Trinity"
On Solstices and Equinoxes

SECONDARY SOURCES:

Andrew McGowan, "How December 25 Became Christmas," https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/how-december-25-became-christmas/

C. Philipp E. Nothaft, "Early Christian Chronology and the Origins of the Christmas Date: In Defense of the 'Calculation Theory,'" QL 94 (2013), 247-265.

Thomas Schmidt, “Calculating December 25 as the Birth of Jesus in Hippolytus’ Canon and Chronicon,” Vigiliae Christian 69 (2015) 542-563: https://tcschmidtblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/schmidt-calculating-december-25-as-the-birth-of-jesus-in-hippolytus1.pdf

Fanny Dolansky, "Celebrating the Saturnalia: Religious Ritual and Roman Domestic Life,” Chapter 29 in A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds," 2010.

Gaston Halsberghe, Cult of Sol Invictus, Brill 2015.



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