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ReligionForBreakfast

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.

Religion for Breakfast does not endorse any particular religious tradition or non-religious perspective. Please be respectful in the comments!

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.
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  • Today · 7 min

    Is Religion the Opium of the People?

    Karl Marx famously said, "Religion is the opium of the people." But what did he mean by this? Uploaded 26-04-16 Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Music: Kevin MacLeod. www.incompetech.com Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters!: Brian B. John M. Alex B. Cain D. Manny Mark H. Dan D. Photo Attributions: East Bengal smokers: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00glossarydata/terms/opium/opium.html Amish buggy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish#/media/File:Traditional_Amish_buggy.jpg Image of Martin Luther at Pulpit: http://www.biography.com/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-black-history-civil-rights-videos Haitian Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Revolution#/media/File:Haitian_Revolution.jpg Catechism class: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism#/media/File:Catechism-Madras_Presidency_Village.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 21 min

    Mandaeism: The Last Gnostic Religion?

    All footage of Mandaeans used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and is attributed to the University of Exeter "Worlds of Mandaean Priests" project: http://mandaeanpriests.exeter.ac.uk/the-mandaeans Uploaded 25-11-20 Join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Join my 15-person online seminars here: https://www.speakeasy.com/speaker/andrew-henry Check out my favorite religious studies books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Bibliography: Charles G. Haberl, "Mandaeism in Antiquity and the Antiquity of Mandaeism," Religion Compass 6/5 (2012), 262-276. Charles G. Haberl, “The Aramaic Incantation Texts as Witnesses to the Mandaic Scriptures,” in Scribal Practices and the Social Construction of Knowledge in Antiquity, Late Antiquity, and Medieval Islam, (Peeters: Leuven, Paris, Bristol, 2017). E. S. Drower, The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran (Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2002 reprint, 1937). E. S. Drower, The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis (Oxford: Clarendon, 1960). Edwin M. Yamauchi, Mandaic Incantation Texts (Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2005 reprint, 1967). Edwin M. Yamauchi, Gnostic Ethics and Mandaean Origins (Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2004 reprint, 1970). Kurt Rudolph, Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism (San Francisco: Harper, 1987) pages 343-366. Edmondo Lupieri, The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002). Jorunn Jacobesn Buckley, The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002). Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, The Great Stem of Souls: Reconstruction Mandaean History (Piscataway: Gorgias Press, 2005). Sabah Aldihisi, “The Story of Creation in the Mandaean Holy Book the Ginza Rba,” PhD Dissertation, University College London, https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444088/1/U591390.pdf Mandaic Language, Encyclopedia Iranica: https://iranicaonline.org/articles/mandaeans-5-language Mandaean Book of John: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:28595/ Images Credits: John the Baptist Icon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_von_Gracanica_(I)_001.jpg Palmyrene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyrene_alphabet#/media/File:Palmyrenisch.jpg Holy Spirit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit#/media/File:Rom,_Vatikan,_Basilika_St._Peter,_Die_Taube_des_Heiligen_Geistes_(Cathedra_Petri,_Bernini).jpg Gospel of Truth: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C2%B7_Papiro_17_del_Codex_I_o_Code_Jung,_conteniendo_una_parte_del_Evangelio_de_la_Verdad_(NHC_I,3_)_%C2%B7.png Incantation Bowl w/ figure: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Incantation_bowl_demon_Met_L1999.83.3.jpg Incantation Bowl 2: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Incantation_bowl_from_Southern_Iraq._4th-7th_century_CE._Sulaymaniyah_Museum.jpg Incantation Bowl 3: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Incantation_bowl,_Nippur,_terracotta_-_Oriental_Institute_Museum,_University_of_Chicago_-_DSC07064.JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 24 min

    Manifesting: The Spiritual Practice Taking Over the Internet

    Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch Joe Scott's video on Manifesting https://nebula.tv/manifesting-is-bs-but-it-works?ref=religionforbreakfast Uploaded 29-06-23 Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast "Manifesting" is a practice that has roots in New Age spirituality and the Law of Attraction, and it has gained popularity in recent years on social media platforms. It essentially involves using one's thoughts and positive mental energy to bring about real-world outcomes. Scholars of religion have started studying this practice. What have they learned? Select footage and images courtesy of Getty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 26 min

    Where is the Tomb of Jesus?

    Thank you to Wondrium for sponsoring today’s video! Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/PbSZ50NvlKr Uploaded 06-04-23 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is one of the holiest sites for most Christians worldwide. It is believed to house the site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial. But what can archaeology tell us about the church and its surrounding area? Is it a plausible location for the Tomb of Jesus? Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast 00:00 Introduction 1:54 Critical Excursus 5:59 Origin Story of the Site 8:44 Archaeology of the Vicinity 11:55 Why did Constantine dig here? 14:25 Case for Plausibility 15:11 Case for Inauthenticity 18:14 The Garden Tomb Select footage and images courtesy of Getty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 19 min

    The Real Meaning of Yin and Yang

    Thank you to Wondrium for sponsoring today’s video! Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/eOWx50MESly Uploaded 10-02-23 Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Explore the concept of Yin and Yang - the ancient Chinese philosophy that highlights the balance of opposing forces in the universe. In this video, we'll delve into the meaning of Yin and Yang, how they are represented in the famous Taijitu symbol, and their impact on health, relationships, and the natural world. From the yin-yang balance of light and dark, to hot and cold, and masculine and feminine, this video will provide a comprehensive look at one of the most fundamental beliefs in Chinese philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 18 min

    The Conversion of Constantine: What Really Happened?

    Follow Darius at @DariusArya or Ancient Rome Live @AncientRomeLive and https://ancientromelive.org/ Uploaded 17-09-20 Emperor Constantine the Great famously converted to Christianity in the early 4th century CE. But how did this happen? What did Constantine really believe? Join my 15-person online seminars here: https://www.speakeasy.com/speaker/andrew-henry Join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Bibliography: Bart Ehrman, "The Triumph of Christianity." Henk Singor, “The Labarum, Shield Blazons, and Constantine’s Caeleste Signum," Jan Bremmer, “The Vision of Constantine,” in A. Lardinois et al. (eds), Land of Dreams, Leiden: Brill, 2006, 57-79. Jonathan Bardill, "Constantine, Divine Emperor of the Christian Golden Age," 330 -331. Noel Lenski, “The Reign of Constantine,” in “The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine,” 65-67. Noel Lenski, “The Date of the Ticinum Medallion,” 2018, NAC 47, 251-295. Photo Attributions Comiti Coins: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_nummus_of_Constantine_I,_Sol_Invictus_reverse_(FindID_195998).jpg Austrian Alps Sun Halo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_r84I9P7s French Alps Solar Halo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)#/media/File:Halo_phantom-sun.jpg Roman Gate at Spello: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spello#/media/File:Spello_-_Porta_di_Venere.JPG Mars Statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(mythology)#/media/File:0_Statue_de_Mars_(Pyrrhus)_-_Musei_Capitolini_-_MC0058_(2).JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 20 min

    Coptic: The Final Ancient Egyptian Language

    Signup up for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/avYl30skwQr Uploaded 23-06-22 Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast 00:00 Intro 00:52 Phases of the Egyptian Language 2:19 Dialects of Coptic 4:36 Origins of Coptic Script 7:55 Genres of Coptic Lit 12:22 Later History Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 20 min

    Cult of Mithras Explained

    The Cult of Mithras was a thriving religion in the Roman Empire. But by the 5th century....it was gone. What do we know about the Cult of Mithras? And what was its relationship with Christianity? Uploaded 18-04-17 Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Thanks to our Patreon patrons!: Dan D Brian B Kalei W Derek K Tuuli H Alex B Mason A Adil A Mark H Alice C Wilson Cain D Danny H Bibliography: Clauss, Manfred. The Roman Cult of Mithras. Beck, Roger. The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire. Sources debunking the "Christ/Mithras" myth can be found at The Tertullian Project: Tertullian Project: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=Mithras_and_Jesus#note12 Incredible resource of every citation about Mithras in Greco-Roman literature: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/literary_sources.htm Photo attributions: San Clemete Mithraeum: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Mithraeum_San_Clemente_Rom.JPG Ostia Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mitreo_dei_Serpenti_(Ostia_Antica)#/media/File:Ostia_Antica_-_mitreo_dei_Serpenti_1050449.JPG Mithraeum of Seven Spheres: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5150996098 Baths of Caracalla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Caracalla#/media/File:Baths_of_Caracalla,_facing_Caldarium.jpg Rock Born Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MitraRisingfromtherockMNIR.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/MC_-_Mithras_im_Fels.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Mithra_as_a_child_-_3rd-4th_century_AD_-_Museo_Archeologico_-_Milan_2014.jpg Mithras Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tauroctony_-_Frescos#/media/File:Mitreo_Barberini.JPG 7th Ostia Felicissimus Panel: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antica_(archaeological_site)#/media/File:7th_panel_Mitreo_di_Felicissimus_Ostia_Antica_2006-09-08.jpg Sol and Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism#/media/File:Mithras_banquet_Louvre_Ma3441.jpg Ritual Meal: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/a-feast-for-the-senses-and-the-soul/ Hawarte Picture: http://palmyra2010.blox.pl/html/1310721,262146,21.html?801805 Aurelian Coin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Radiate_of_Aurelian_(YORYM_2001_9658)_obverse.jpg Saarbrücken: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mithrasgrotte_(Saarbr%C3%BCcken)#/media/File:Mithrasgrotte_Halberg_Saarbruecken.jpg Santa Prisca: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Prisca_Mithraeum.jpg Capua Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14416247560).jpg Capua Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tauroctony_fresco_in_the_mithraeum_of_Capua,_2nd_century_(CIMRM_181),_Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14595393221).jpg Dura-Europos House Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos_church#/media/File:DuraEuropos-Church.jpg Constantine the Great bust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great#/media/File:0_Gaius_Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus_-_Palatino.JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 19 min

    Intro to Islam (feat. Dr. Hussein Rashid)

    Islam is a complicated topic and a politically charged topic here in the 21st century. But it is important that we learn about the world's 2nd largest religion. In this video, we will discuss Islam from a nonsectarian perspective, exploring its internal diversity, how the religion changed over time, and how it is embedded in different areas of culture around the world. Uploaded 05-02-18 Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Special thanks to Dr. Hussein Rashid for help researching, writing, and co-hosting this episode. Follow him on Twitter at: @islamoyankee https://twitter.com/islamoyankee http://www.husseinrashid.com/ This video was made for the online classes offered by the Religious Freedom Center. A nonsectarian, nonpartisan organization in Washington DC committed to improving religious literacy and religious liberty. Follow them at: @NewseumReligion http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/ Educators, consider checking out their professional development modules. Short, self-paced, interactive courses focused on boosting your religious literacy education in the classroom: https://constitution2classroom.org/ This video is brought to you in part by our supporters on Patreon. Thank you everyone for supporting this channel!: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Further Reading: Alexander Knysh, "Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism." Edward Curtis, "The Practice of Islam in America: An Introduction." Malise Ruthven, "Islam: A Very Short Introduction." Reports on Sufi shrine and Islamic cultural heritage destruction: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/12/world/africa/mali-shrines-destroyed/index.html http://time.com/3584585/saudi-arabia-bulldozes-over-its-heritage/ http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42756 Farhad Daftary, The Isma’ilis: Their History and Doctrines https://books.google.com/books?id=cSO9zh61AGEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=seven+pillars+nizari&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjuoPWvqu3UAhWMVT4KHbN8BYkQuwUIOzAD#v=onepage&q=seven%20pilalrs&f=false Carl Ernst, Tasawwuf, article for Encyclopedia of Islam, https://www.unc.edu/~cernst/pdf/tasawwuf.pdf Kecia Ali: http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2014/05/09/sultan-of-brunei-sharia-law-beverly-hills-hotel-kecia-ali Kecia Ali: https://feminismandreligion.com/2014/05/27/whose-sharia-is-it-by-kecia-ali/ Jerusha Lamptey: http://time.com/92534/boko-haram-not-my-shariah/ Rise in Islamic Financial Institutions: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/02/under-the-radar-islamic-banks-rise-in-th.html Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 26 min

    Religious Residue: What Sticks After You Leave Religion

    Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Uploaded 01-05-26 Thumbnail design by ⁨@ECHenry 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 Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters This video explores “religious residue," how religious beliefs, habits, and emotions persist after deconversion, and what psychology reveals about why religion is so hard to fully leave behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Today · 10 min

    How Did the Nicene Creed Form?

    How Did the Nicene Creed Form? This famous statement of Christian orthodoxy is recited all over the world today. But it was actually composed in the 4th century during a theological controversy. What was this controversy? And what can it tell us about early Christianity? Uploaded 29-03-16 Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Music: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com Shout out to my Patreon patrons! You guys are awesome!: Brian B. John M. Alex B. Cain D. Manny Mark H. Image attributions: Catholic Mass: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catholic-Mass-1968.jpg Anglicans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Welby#/media/File:Justin_Welby_and_Kim_Geun-Sang_at_Seoul_Cathedral.JPG Holy Spirit Stainglass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit#/media/File:Rom,_Vatikan,_Basilika_St._Peter,_Die_Taube_des_Heiligen_Geistes_(Cathedra_Petri,_Bernini).jpg Emperor Constantine Bust: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus#/media/File:Rome-Capitole-StatueConstantin.jpg Hilderic Coin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandals#/media/File:Vandal_Kingdom_Hilderic_Denarius.jpg Goths being Christianized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths#/media/File:Bischof_Ulfilas_erkl%C3%A4rt_den_Goten_das_Evangelium.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 27 min

    How Scholars Are Reconstructing the Lost Gospel of Marcion

    Check out Dr. Bilby's channels @Patristica and @vocesanticae Also check out @TabletsAndTemples Uploaded 06-02-25 Support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast 00:00 Who was Marcion? 2:35 Gospel of Marcion contents 5:39 How can we reconstruct Marcion's Gospel? 12:42 Was Marcion an ideological editor? 18:41 What is at stake? 20:25 Support RFB on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 16 min

    The Battle to Control the Next Dalai Lama

    Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/religionforbreakfast Uploaded 19-06-25 Check out my earlier video explaining the Dalai Lama!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFJwRkobz1Q&feature=youtu.be As the Dalai Lama turns 90, a global power struggle looms. Who gets to choose his successor? This video explores the battle over reincarnation, politics, and the future of Tibetan Buddhism. Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 21 min

    The Origins of Satan

    For NordVPN’s birthday, every purchase of a 2-year plan will get you 1 additional month free AND a surprise gift. Go to https://nordvpn.com/rfb and use code rfb! Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this video. Check out the NordVPN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCWNRzoQGis Uploaded 23-02-21 Join my online seminars on ancient religion: https://www.speakeasy.com/speaker/andrew-henry Or, join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Check out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Bibliography: Armin Lange, “Satanic Verses: The Adversary in the Qumran Manuscripts and Elsewhere,” Revue de Qumran, June 2009 Jason Silverman, Persepolis and Jerusalem: Iranian Influence on the Apocalyptic Hermeneutic, 2012. Vicente Dobroruka, Persian Influence on Daniel and Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, 2020. Albert de Jong, “Iranian Connections in the Dead Sea Scrolls,” The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 2010. Thomas Andrews and Flannery Burke, “What Does it Mean to Think Historically?” Perspectives on History. January 1, 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 12 min

    What Did Gnostic Christians Believe?

    What is Gnosticism? Uploaded 21-01-15 Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com All images are public domain. Royalty-free Music: Kevin Macleod, incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 4 min

    There Are More Atheists Than We Thought?

    In a 2017 study, psychologist Dr. Will Gervais determined that polling organizations like Pew or Gallup are underestimating the share of atheists in the US population. How many Americans are atheists? How plausible is Dr. Gervais' study? Uploaded 15-10-18 Support the show on Patreon!: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donation: http://paypal.me/religionforbreakfast For book suggestions, check out my curated list of religious studies books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Bibliography: Will Gervais and Maxine Najle, "How Many Atheists are There?" https://psyarxiv.com/edzda George McKay, "Atheists are More Immoral Than Religious People, According to Study," Unilad, https://www.unilad.co.uk/science/atheists-are-more-immoral-than-religious-people-according-to-study/ Will Gervais, Dimitris Xygalatas, "Global Evidence of Extreme Intuitive Moral Prejudice against Atheists," Nature: Human Behavior, August 2017: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-017-0151 "Atheist: Still a Scarlet Letter in American Politics?" PRRI, November, 15, 2013. https://www.prri.org/spotlight/atheist-still-a-scarlet-letter-in-american-politics/ Dalia Fahmy, "Key Findings about Americans' belief in God," Pew Research Center, April 25, 2018, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/ Pew Research Center, Religious Landscape Study, http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 24 min

    Is Marvel's Loki Accurate?

    Dr. Crawford's Poetic Edda: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Or, join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Uploaded 09-06-21 Dr. Jackson Crawford's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icUElWDmFW8 Bibliography: Anders Andren, “Behind Heathendom,”: Archaeological Studies of Old Norse Religion,” Scottish Archaeological Journal, 2005. Anders Andren, Kristina Jennbert, Catharina Raudvere, Old Norse religion in long-term perspectives, Stefan Brink, “How Uniform was the Old Norse Religion?,” https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/M.TCNE-EB.3.4070 Pearson, "The origins of Old Norse ritual and religion in European perspective." Jennbert, "Animals and Humans: Recurrent Symbiosis in Archaeology and Old Norse Religion." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 14 min

    What is Sikhism?

    Want to see a full Sikhism series? Join Patreon to help fund RFB World Religions series: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Uploaded 11-05-20 Pre-order Fauja Singh Keeps Going: https://amzn.to/3fDf7LU Follow Simran at: @SikhProf Special thanks to the Sikh Coalition: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/ Brought to you, in part, by the Foundation for Religious Literacy: https://tfrl.org/ RESOURCES and FURTHER READING Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction: https://amzn.to/3cpjuIl Hymns of the Sikh Gurus: https://amzn.to/2SSdlfW Sikhi At A Glance: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/about-sikhs/ Jasjit Singh, "The Guru's Way: Exploring Diversity Among British Khalsa Sikhs," Religion Compass 8/7 (2014), 209-219. Harjot Oberoi, "Paradox: The Khalsa/Sahajdhari Duality," in The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition. Harvard Pluralism Project, "Taking Amrit: Initiation," https://pluralism.org/taking-amrit-initiation ARTICLES REFERENCED https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/08/us/sikh-attacks-in-california-trnd/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/us/shooting-reported-at-temple-in-wisconsin.html IMAGE CREDITS Many photographs are used under a Creative Commons license from Gurumustuk Singh, MrSikhNet: Woman reading Guru Granth Sahib: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/6938385416/ Woman in military garb: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/5093509823/ Woman reading Granth Sahib: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/6030512124/ Iron bowl of Amrit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsikhnet/159510113/in/album-72157594154368878/ Other photographs are used with permission from the Sikh Coalition. Special thanks to Dr. Jenn Lindsay for video footage from Malaysian gurdwara. MUSIC CREDITS: Used under CC BY 4.0 license Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/ Impact Moderato Over Under Chill Wave Clean Soul Isolated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 7 min

    Is Animal Sacrifice Legal in the USA?

    We always think of animal sacrifice as an ancient ritual, but many people still practice it today. This sparked some controversy in Florida in the late 1980s, leading to a landmark Supreme Court decision in Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. Hialeah. This case still influences religious freedom law today, even being cited in the courts' decisions to strike down President Donald Trump's so-called Muslim Ban. Uploaded 28-02-17 Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook. www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Patreon: Patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Thanks to our Patreon Patrons! Bibliography: http://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/constitutional-law/constitutional-law-keyed-to-sullivan/the-religion-clauses-free-exercise-and-establishment/church-of-the-lukumi-babalu-aye-v-city-of-hialeah/ https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2017/02/09/17-35105.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/12/the-role-an-old-florida-case-on-ritual-goat-sacrifices-played-in-blocking-trumps-travel-ban/ Santeria Photograph Attributions Photo 1: Jorge Royan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa#/media/File:Havana_-_Cuba_-_0616.jpg Photo 2: Santería en Cuba, Creative Commons License CC-SA-BY-3.0 by Jorge Royan. Photo 3: Ji Elle https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Havane-Vente_d%27articles_religieux-Santer%C3%ADa_(3).jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Yesterday · 8 min

    Should Public Schools Teach Religion?

    Should Public Schools Teach Religion? Is religious illiteracy a problem? If so, how should we fix it? Uploaded 23-10-15 Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast www.religionforbreakfast.com Music: Kevin MacLeod. www.incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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