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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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Yesterday · 34 min
Is Buddhism an Atheistic Religion?
Register for our class "Who are the Hungry Ghosts?:" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/ Buddhism has a reputation of being an atheistic religion. But is this true? Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Thumbnail art by @hotcyder This video was made possible through the support of Grant 61928 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by The Queen’s University of Belfast. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation or The Queen’s University of Belfast. 00:00 Intro: Theravada, Mahayana, Secular Buddhism 3:14 Buddhist Cosmology and Devas 7:25 Can the devas help us? (Theravada perspective) 13:46 Bodhissatvas and Mahayana Buddhism 15:26 Tibetan Buddhism 16:19 Buddhist Modernism 19:48 Secular Buddhism 24:47 Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 17 min
Did Jesus Really Have Long Hair?
With my link, you can get 50% off of Nebula. It’s just $30/year, or $2,5/month, at https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch Lindsay Ellis' "Let’s Compare and Contrast Disney’s Flop Eras": https://nebula.tv/videos/lindsayellis-disney-flop-eras?ref=religionforbreakfast 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 Did Jesus really have long, flowing hair? Art always depicts him like that, but archaeology says probably not. From Roman statues to Jewish tomb finds, we explore what men actually looked like in first-century Galilee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 16 min
Mazu: The Chinese Goddess Who Went Global
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch my next video early!: https://nebula.tv/videos/religionforbreakfast-jess-malverde-cartel-narcosaint-or-not?ref=religionforbreakfast Watch China, Actually: https://nebula.tv/chinaactually?ref=religionforbreakfast Mazu is a Chinese goddess particularly popular in Taiwan and the southeastern provinces of China. But she's also arguably the most popular Chinese goddess around the world, worshipped in 20 different countries around the world. 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/ Thumbnail art by @hotcyder Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 16 min
Religion in the Legend of Zelda: The Ultimate Guide
The people of Hyrule seem to subscribe to a sophisticated religion that is unlike anything that we see in the real world. What could we learn if we were transported into this world as an anthropologist to study Hylianism? Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Editing and Animation by: EC Henry: https://www.youtube.com/user/tlwll Game footage capture by: Linkums https://www.youtube.com/user/Linkums Music: "Adventure Meme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Overworld" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Digital Zen" by TeknoAXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZDRDwcsG9o&list=PLBE459782E55DE0D8&index=1 Photo Attributions: Simeon Token: http://art.thewalters.org/detail/27490/pilgrim-token-from-the-shrine-of-st-simeon-the-stylite/ Pompeii fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naples_Museum_112_(15372291136).jpg Orthodox basilica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Iconostasis_at_Saint_Mary%27s_Russian_Orthodox_Church_in_McKeesport,_PA.jpg Orthodox basilica: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sv_stefan_interior.jpg Tube TV: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loewe_Planus_CRT_TV,_1995,_front.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 8 min
Does Religion Affect Public Health?
Does religion affect health? Short answer, yes. Though its affect on public health is complex and not always recognized by healthcare professionals. Graduate students, if you would like to participate in "Going Viral: Religion and Health," email your research abstracts to BUreligionconference2017@gmail.com. www.religionforbreakfast.com Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfast Andrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast All Buddhism footage used with permission of scholar and filmmaker Jenn Lindsay: https://www.youtube.com/user/jenniferslindsay Bibliography: Religious service attendance and cigarette use article: http://www.isr.umich.edu/williams/All%20Publications/DRW%20pubs%202002/religious%20involvement%20and%20cigarette%20smoking.%20the%20CARDIA%20study.pdf WHO and Religious leaders during Ebola epidemic article: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2014/ebola-burial-protocol/en/ Zip code, poverty, and life expectancy: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2626194) Vlogbrothers video on Zip Code and life expectancy study: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOtoaloIoII Amish family picture: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Amish_in_the_United_States#/media/File:2006-07-29_-_07_-_Road_Trip_-_Day_06_-_United_States_-_Wyoming_-_Yellowstone_National_Park_-_Waiting_4888671147.jpg Special Thanks to our Patreon Patrons! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 19 min
How Hinduism Inspired Pop-Culture Avatars
Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni. Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast One-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfast Sign-up for my classes list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/ "Avatar" became a household word in the 2000s with Avatar: The Last Airbender and James Cameron's movie series Avatar. But what is an avatar? The idea actually derives from Hinduism. Thumbnail art by @hotcyder Bibliography: -Barbara Holdrege, Bhakti and Embodiment, 2015. -Couture, André, “Avatāra”, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan. Consulted online on 02 February 2024 -Couture, André, “Viṣṇu”, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan. Consulted online on 02 February 2024 -Couture, André, “From Vishnu’s Deeds to Vishnu’s Play,” Journal of Indian Philosophy, June 2001. -Simon Brodbeck, Divine Descent of the Four World-Ages in the Mahabharata, 2022. Noel Sheth, “Hindu Avatar and Christian Incarnation: A Comparison,” Philosophy East and West, Vol. 52, No. 1 (Jan 2002). 98 - 125. -Lochtefeld, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Volume 2, N-Z, 2002. -Gitagovinda of Jayadeva, editor and translator Barbara Stoler Miller. (Columbia University Press: 1977) -Tracy Coleman, Avatara, Oxford Bibliographies Online, 2018. -Cush et. al., Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Routledge: 2008. -Kinnard, “When is the Buddha Not the Buddha? The Hindu/Buddhist Battle over Bodhgaya and Its Buddha Image,” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 66/4. -Freda Matchett, Krsna: Lord or Avatara?, (Routledge: 2001). -Devadatta Kali, In Praise of the Goddess: The Devimahatmya and Its Meaning, (Nicolas-Hays, Inc.: 2003). -Suvira Jaiswal, The Origin and Development of Vaisnavism,1981. 00:00 The rise of "avatar" 1:21 Avatar = Divine Descent 4:35 Vishnu and his avataras 9:20 Avataras outside Vaishnavism 11:16 How avatar was adopted in English Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 8 min
666: What Does It REALLY Mean?
666. The Devil's Number. The Mark of the Beast. But what does it REALLY mean? It actually is a secret code... Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Follow me on Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Bibliography: Graffiti and Gematria in Early Christianity: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2012/04/22/graffiti-and-gematria-in-early-christianity/ Lincoln Blumell, "Lettered Christians: Christians, Letters, and Late Antique Oxyrhynchus," 2012 Christopher Frilingos, "Spectacles of Empire: Monsters, Martyrs, and the Book of Revelation," 2013. Elaine Pagels, Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation," 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 26 min
The Dajjāl: The Islamic Antichrist?
Go to https://hensonshaving.com/religionforbreakfast and enter RELIGIONFORBREAKFAST at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase! The Dajjal: a one-eyed deceiver who performs miracles, raises the dead, and nearly conquers the world. We break down the Islamic end-times traditions, his origins, and why he remains one of the most feared figures in Islam. 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 Thumbnail design by @ECHenry Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters 00:00 Intro 1:08 The Dajjal in the Hadith 5:42 The Physical Traits of the Dajjal 8:51 The Defeat of the Dajjal 11:00 Historical Context 12:54 Linking the Dajjal to Real People 14:47 Mystical Intepretations 16:00 Tamim al-Dari Story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 33 min
What is Hermeticism?
Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Get Lifetime memberships!: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=religionforbreakfast Watch Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend here!: https://nebula.tv/videos/dex-film?ref=religionforbreakfast Special thanks to the writer of this episode Paul Davidson. Check out his blog "Is that in the Bible?": https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/ Bibliography: Christian Bull, "The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus," 2014. M. David Litwa, "Hermetica II: The Excerpts of Stobaeus," 2018. Wouter Hanegraaff, "Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism," 2006. 00:00 Intro 1:39 Hermetica explained 6:01 Hermetic and Platonic Cosmogony 10:09 Fate and the Hermetic Human Condition 12:08 Ascension, the Way of Hermes, and Rebirth 19:30 Was Hermetism a Religion? 24:48 I included a bonus section about baboons in the Nebula version of this vid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 18 min
Do Atheist Friends Make People Lose Their Faith?
With my link, you can get 50% off of Nebula. It’s just $30/year, or $2,5/month, at https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch Downie Express here: https://nebula.tv/videos/downieexpress-s3e1?ref=religionforbreakfast 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 A new study asks whether atheist friends make religious teens more likely to disaffiliate from religion. The answer is yes, but the real surprise is how many stay religious anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 38 min
Who Was Asherah? (and was she God's wife?)
Learn to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language. Live twelve-week class with Dr. Kipp Davis. Join here: https://www.religiondepartment.com/bookofjonah Was the God of Israel married? Inscriptions from the Sinai pair Yahweh with "his Asherah," a Canaanite mother goddess worshipped across the ancient Near East. Special thanks to Dr. Lauren McCormick. Check out her incredible web exhibit on the Judean Pillar Figurines here: https://laurmcco.github.io/judeanpillarfigurineexhibit/ Follow her blogging at https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/author/lmccormick/ 00:00 Intro 1:26 Athirat/Asherah in the Ugaritic Literature 5:20 Asherah in the Hebrew Bible 9:00 Sacred Trees, asherahs, and iconography 14:10 Judean Pillar Figurines: Asherah or Not? 18:53 Kuntillet Ajrud Inscription 25:29 Was Asherah the wife of God? 27:32 Erasure of Asherah in later translations 29:59 Sign up for Biblical Hebrew! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 36 min
Who Was Baal? (and why he sounds a lot like Yahweh)
Get Exclusive NordVPN deal + 4 months extra here: https://nordvpn.com/rfb It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Who was the Canaanite god Baal, and why does he look so much like the God of Israel? From Elijah’s showdown on Mount Carmel to ancient texts from Ugarit, this video explores the storm god Baal, his myths, and his surprising connection to Yahweh. 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 Thumbnail design by ⁨@ECHenry⁩ 00:00 Elijah and the Prophets of Baal 1:42 Ba'al: Name, Title, or Generic Word? 3:28 The Ugaritic Baal and the Baal Cycle Introduced 4:48 Baal Cycle, Act 1: Baal vs. Yamm 5:56 Baal Cycle, Act 2: Baal Builds His Palace 8:21 Baal Cycle, Act 3: Baal vs. Mot 11:19 The Precursor of Baal: Hadad 13:11 Baal's Iconography Examined 16:55 YHWH's Appropriation of Baal 22:51 Baal: God's Best Frenemy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yesterday · 18 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 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
Yesterday · 24 min
What is the Kaaba?
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
Friday · 9 min
Should Public Schools Teach Religion?
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
Friday · 28 min
How Plato Changed Christian Theology
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
Friday · 1 hr 9 min
Excavating Göbekli Tepe: An Interview with Archaeologist Jens Notroff
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
Friday · 5 min
You Don't Need to be Religious to Study Religion
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
Friday · 4 min
The Archaeology of Ancient Magic
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
Friday · 9 min
What Is Religion?
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

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