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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Should Public Schools Teach Religion? Is religious illiteracy a problem? If so, how should we fix it? 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
Register for our seminar Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible!: https://www.religiondepartment.com/offers/6cuCSULf/checkout Archaeologist Jens Notroff, who spent years excavating Göbekli Tepe, joins me to discuss what this 12,000-year-old site reveals about the dawn of civilization, religion, and art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My research as an apprentice-scholar of religion is ancient Greco-Roman magic. Many people do not realize that archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient objects that attest to the ubiquity of magic in ancient daily life. Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Exhibit website: https://www.penn.museum/exhibitions/special-exhibitions/magic-in-the-ancient-world Photo Attributions: Parthenon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Parthenon#/media/File:20090624_Acropolis_Parthenon_Athens_Koukaki_panoramic_view.jpg Colosseum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Colosseum#/media/File:RomeColosseum.JPG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch The Logistics of the Hajj here!: https://nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logistics-of-hajj?ref=religionforbreakfast Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Sign-up for my mailing list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/ Host: Andrew Henry, PhD Managing Editor: Andrew Aghapour, PhD Writer: Matthew Hotham, PhD Production Assistant: Casey A'Hearn Special thanks to Filip Holm for reading an early draft of the script! Check out his channel at @LetsTalkReligion The Kaaba is the most sacred site in Islam. Located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, it's the focal point for millions of Muslims worldwide both for the annual Hajj pilgrimage and the direction Muslims face during daily prayers. 00:00 The Basics 4:02 A Tour around the Kaaba 7:30 History of the Kaaba 10:49 Muhammad and the Kaaba 13:30 Qibla Explored in Depth 14:48 Qibla in Spaaaaace 16:28 Sponsor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch @toldinstone's video, How 4 Forged Books Changed Christianity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cbTUvIu298 Patreon is the single best way to support Religion for Breakfast. Support us here!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Apophatic theology is one of the most mystical branches of Christian thought, which traces from Plato and Neoplatonism to Gregory of Nyssa, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Byzantine mystics. 00:00 Apophatic Moses on Mt. Sinai 3:16 Cataphatic vs. Apophatic Defined 7:16 Roots of Apophatic Theology 9:44 The Cappadocian Fathers 13:17 Pseudo-Dionysius Explained 16:55 Apophatic Ritual and Hesychasm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You don't need to be religious to study religion. This might sound really obvious to you...but from my experience, lots of people assume this. Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast AAR teaching guidelines: https://www.aarweb.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Publications/epublications/AARK-12CurriculumGuidelines.pdf Thanks to our patrons on Patreon for voting on this topic!: Brian B Cassandra C Daniel D Derek K Kalei W Quinn N Rende D Roee S Megan B Tuuli H Alex B Dan H Esther B The_Lich_Queen Adil A Mason A Mark H Alice C Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is religion? The answer might not be as simple as you thought. Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Design: Chris Maghintay, http://www.chrismaghintay.com/ Animation: EC Henry, http://echenry.com/ Music: Kevin MacLeod, http://incompetech.com/ Attributions: Star Wars Medieval Illumination: Chawakarn Kongprasert For God, Country, and Coca-Cola image: Mark Pendergrast Religion Evolution Tree: Simon E. Davies, https://www.facebook.com/HumanOdyssey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: religionforbreakfast.com/facebook Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Music by: Kevin MacLeod Bibliography: UK Religiosity: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/04/13/religion-faith-atheism-britain_n_7052720.html Atheism Study: http://www.wingia.com/web/files/richeditor/filemanager/Global_INDEX_of_Religiosity_and_Atheism_PR__6.pdf Millenials and Atheism: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/12/pew-survey-doubt-of-god-growing-quickly-among-millennials/ Pew Research World Religion Study: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/04/02/397042004/muslim-population-will-surpass-christians-this-century-pew-says Religious Unaffiliation and Belief in God: http://www.pewforum.org/2012/10/09/nones-on-the-rise/ Smith, James K.A. "How [Not] to be Secular." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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 In Late Antiquity, Christian leaders condemned paganism, sometimes leading to violent attacks on divine statues. What do these attacks teach us about Christianization of the Roman Empire? Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters 00:00 Setting up the topic 1:40 How did the Greeks and Romans view statues? 5:28 Idolatry and Cult Statues 7:30 Demonology 12:12 Selective Damage and Embodied Objects 14:07 Christian Triumphalism 20:24 Christianization: Syncretism vs. Antisyncretism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to include Emperor Constantine as some driving political force behind the formation of the canon. This, in actuality, is almost certainly a fable. Dive into the historical evidence to see why. Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Bibliography: 20 Canon Laws from Nicaea: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3801.htm Theodoret Ecclesiastical History: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/27021.htm Athanasius De Decretis: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2809.htm Athanasius Festal Letter info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_letter Voltaire Dictionnaire Philosophique Section 3: (see edition: Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire, 1874, p. 357). Synodicon Vetus (out of print): http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/books-in-print/the-synodicon-vetus Thanks especially to our Patrons on Patreon!: Brian B. Daniel D. Kalei W. Alex B. Mark H. Alice C. Wilson Cain D. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch Simran's new docuseries UNDIVIDED on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKFaEhkvrfI What counts as "American" religion? Dr. Simran Jeet Singh joins me to talk pluralism, religious freedom, and the religious communities often overlooked in US history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join me in Ephesus!: https://religionforbreakfast.com/ Nero died in 68 CE—or did he? Meet the impostors, rumors, and apocalyptic traditions that convinced many he would return, shaping the meaning of 666 and the Beast in Revelation. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Register for Dr. Ehrman's course here! "The Bible and the Quran:" https://religionforbreakfast--ehrman.thrivecart.com/bibleandquran/ Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Sign-up for my mailing list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Teaching neutral, academic religious studies courses in American public schools is tricky. Many people don't even realize that it is legal! But one school district in Modesto, California is proving that a world religions requirement for all students can help improve religious literacy and foster respect for religious freedom. Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Blog: www.religionforbreakfast.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Thanks to our Patreon patrons!: Brian B Dan D Alex B John M Wilson Cain D Manny Mark H Sources and photo attributions: First Amendment Center report: http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/madison/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/FirstForum_ModestoWorldReligions.pdf Report on outrage over Islam class: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/19/us/lesson-on-islam-shuts-down-virginia-school-district.html Sued School District: http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/83461841-story Bible Belt report: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teaching-not-preaching-in-ca-bible-belt/ Religion Dispatches: http://religiondispatches.org/reading-writing-religion-back-to-school-at-the-first-public-school-in-the-country-to-require-a-world-religions-course/ Classroom Image: By Nan Austin of Modesto Bee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Watch 17 Pages on Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://nebula.tv/videos/17pages?ref=religionforbreakfast Get Lifetime Access to Nebula here: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=religionforbreakfast Who is the angel Gabriel in Islam? Known as Jibril, he’s the messenger who revealed the Quran to Muhammad. This video explores his role in Islamic tradition, how he compares to the biblical Gabriel, and why he’s considered the chief of all angels. 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
Many define "religion" as a "belief system." But religion encompasses a lot more than "belief" and "doctrine." In fact, many religions don't emphasize personal faith much at all. For many people, their religious identity is derived through the rituals they decide to participate in and the cultural identity that they have adopted. How, then, can we complicate our "belief centric" view of religious identity? Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast B-reel footage used with permission from the following photographers: EC Henry: https://www.youtube.com/user/tlwll Jennifer Lindsay: https://www.youtube.com/user/jenniferslindsay Bibliography: Ben Marcus on the 3B Framework of Religious Identity: “Religious Literacy in American Education,” in The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education, ed. Michael D. Waggoner and Nathan C. Walker (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Forthcoming). More from Ben Marcus on 3B Framework: http://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/schools/grounding/identity/ Belief in God Pew Research study: http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/belief-in-god/ Catholic views Pew Research study: http://www.pewforum.org/2013/03/18/us-catholics-happy-with-selection-of-pope-francis/ Another study on Catholic views on birth control and homosexuality: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/19/majority-of-u-s-catholics-opinions-run-counter-to-church-on-contraception-homosexuality/ For a fuller discussion on Charles Hardwick and the "Protestant bias" in the study of religion, see: Dr. Tomoko Masuzawa, "The Invention of World Religions," p. 127 Dr. JZ Smith, "Drudgery Divine," (the whole book, its great). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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? 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
Göbekli Tepe is a massive monolithic complex in southeastern Turkey. Archaeologists have hypothesized that the site is the oldest temple known to humanity. But what do we know about it? And why do archaeologists think it is a religious site? Kurzgesagt mentions this site in a recent video, check it out!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czgOWmtGVGs&t=132s Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Blog: www.religionforbreakfast Thanks to Vlogbrothers for their sponsorship of this video! Thanks also to our Patreon patrons!: Christian G. Brian B. Daniel D. Cedric V. Tuuli H. Kalei W. Alex B. Adil A. Mason A. Mark H. Alice C. Wilson Cain D. Bibliography: Banning, E.B. “So Fair a House: Gobekli Tepe and the Identification of Temples in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Near East,” Current Anthropology, vol. 52, no. 5 (2011): 619-660. Borié, Dusan. “Theater of Predation: Beneath the Skin of Göbekli Tepe Images,” in Christopher Watts, Relational Archaeologies: Humans, Animals, Things,” Oliver Dietrich, “The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey," Antiquity, Sept 2012. Article on beer brewing at Göbekli Tepe: https://tepetelegrams.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/out-for-a-beer-at-the-dawn-of-agriculture/ Article on dating Göbekli tepe: https://tepetelegrams.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/how-old-ist-it-dating-gobekli-tepe/# Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices