
John Green teaches you about Religions!
Talk, Documentary • Series • 2024 • 1 season
Starring: John Green
Created by: John Green

S1 E1 - What Even IS a Religion?
Why is defining what is a religion and what is not, so difficult?
Sep 10, 2024 • 11m

S1 E2 - How Many Religions Are There?
Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice.
Sep 17, 2024 • 12m

S1 E3 - What's the Difference Between Cults and Religion?
What is a cult? How are cults different from religions?
Sep 24, 2024 • 10m

S1 E4 - What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?
Is there really a difference between magic and religion?
Oct 1, 2024 • 12m

S1 E5 - The Infinite Stories of Hinduism
What does it mean to be Hindu?
Oct 8, 2024 • 11m

S1 E6 - Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment.
Oct 15, 2024 • 11m

S1 E7 - Can a River Be A Person?
What does it mean for a river to be a person? An ancestor, even?
Oct 22, 2024 • 11m

S1 E8 - What Does it Mean to Be Jewish
What does it mean to be Jewish?
Oct 29, 2024 • 13m

S1 E9 - Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity
Christianity isn’t just about Jesus.
Nov 5, 2024 • 12m

S1 E10 - The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we dig into the beliefs, pillars, and spread of Islam.
Nov 12, 2024 • 11m

S1 E11 - Religions of the African Diaspora
African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou
Nov 19, 2024 • 11m

S1 E12 - Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?
In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll learn about Confucianism and Daoism!
Nov 26, 2024 • 12m

S1 E13 - Is Atheism a Religion?
We break down the different flavors of atheism and non-belief and ask if atheism is a religion?
Dec 3, 2024 • 11m

S1 E14 - How Do Religious Texts Work?
Sacred texts mean vary amongst religions—sometimes they’re essential to belief and other times not.
Dec 10, 2024 • 11m

S1 E15 - What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?
Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.
Dec 17, 2024 • 12m

S1 E16 - Who Speaks for a Religion?
Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?
Jan 7, 2025 • 12m

S1 E17 - Death and Afterlife Across Religions
Everybody dies—and then what?
Jan 14, 2025 • 12m

S1 E18 - Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural
What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?
Jan 21, 2025 • 13m

S1 E19 - Are Science and Religion Compatible?
Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?
Jan 28, 2025 • 12m

S1 E20 - What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?
What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?
Feb 4, 2025 • 12m

S1 E21 - What Does Race Have to Do with Religion?
In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.
Feb 11, 2025 • 11m

S1 E22 - Visions of the End of the World
How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
Feb 18, 2025 • 12m

S1 E23 - What Does Religious Freedom Mean?
We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
Feb 25, 2025 • 12m

S1 E24 - Religions and Pop Culture
We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.
Mar 4, 2025 • 12m
Crash Course Religions
John Green teaches you about Religions!
Talk, Documentary • TV Series • 2024