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The Diversity of Muslim Americans: 9 Animated Clips
Here are nine animated clips from the Huffington Post that show the diversity of Muslims in America. The clips represent short anecdotes of everyday life for these nine Muslim Americans. In one clip,...
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Hinduism: Resources
Studying the development Hinduism? Here two excellent resources, both short documentaries. The first is a 23 minute overview from the The Himalayan Academy, which publishes Hinduism Today Magazine. The...
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Test your Attitude toward Religion or Race: Harvard's Project Implicit tests
Project Implicit measures "thoughts and feelings that exist outside of conscious awareness or conscious control" through a series of tests. Harvard University researchers developed the tests. Among the...
View ArticleDomes & Minarets: A Three Minute Tour
Studying Islamic art and architecture? Here's a terrific three minute exploration of domes and minarets from Egypt Tours and Travel. The clip shows images of both traditional and modern domes and...
View ArticleThe Socio-Economic Impact of Religion in the US
Brian Grim, a professor at Georgetown University, bursts the stereotype that religions do not contribute to society. In the short clip below, he notes that religions in the United States contribute...
View ArticleBBC IWonder: Reaching Nirvana
Teaching Buddhism? Here historian, Bettany Hughes, explains how the Buddha finally reached enlightenment for BBC IWonder.
View ArticleZoroastrianism: Introductory Clips
Here are two good introductory videos to Zoroastrianism and a longer documentary. The first clip comes from Morgan Freeman's series, The Story of God, and the second clip comes from Seeker Daily...
View ArticleAwesome Hindu Infographic
Here is an awesome infographic that I found on Imgur about Hinduism that includes the four major traditions (Shavism, Shaktism, Smarta, and Aishnavism), types of worship, and common terms. ELI5:...
View ArticleConfucianism: Bettany Hughes & Huston Smith
Here are two good introductions to Confucianism. The first comes from Bettany Hughes' series, Genius of the Ancient World. Hughes examines the lives of Socrates, Confucius, and the Buddha. The second...
View ArticleHow The Prince became the Buddha
Here's an excellent ten minute clip form the Asian Art Museum. Museum Storyteller Leta Bushyhead explains how a prince became the Buddha using the museum's Buddhist art.
View ArticleThe Story & History of Human Rights
Here's an excellent overview of Human Rights from The Youth for Human Rights. And here is excellent history explaining how the United Nations Universal Declaration of Rights developed. It comes from...
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Religious Liberty Education: Newseum Religious Freedom Center
Want to learn more about religion, or religious liberty, or the first amendment? If so, consider taking a blended or online course through the Religious Freedom Center which is part of the Newseum. I...
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Shinto Resources
By Rdsmith4 - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5 Teaching Shinto, the ancient religion of Japan? Here are some very short clips that help explain it. The first is a basic overview from Khan academy and runs about...
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The Three Teachings: Resources for Teaching Chinese Religion
Teaching Chinese religion?Here's a great website to consider for background or as a student resource. Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism are known as the Three Teachings in China. Historian Stephen...
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Buddhas Among Tallest Statues in the World
Statutes of Buddhas are among the tallest in the world. The Wall Street Journal recently published a slideshow of the five tallest statutes in the U.S. and the five tallest in the world. Four of the...
View ArticleSufism: Introductory Clips
Studying Sufism? Here are a couple of introductory clips from Oprah Winfrey and one from the Religion and Ethics News Weekly. The first comes from her series, Belief, and the second comes from her...
View ArticleWahhabism & its Relationship to Saudi Arabia
Studying Wahhabism? Saudi Arabia recently arrested Saleh al Taleb, a prominent Mecca imam, and a member of the Wahhabi sect of Islam. Ali A Olomi, a scholar of the Middle East and host of the podcast,...
View ArticleA Primer about Zoroastrianism as Freddy Mercury Movie Opens
Here's a great Twitter thread about the beliefs and practices of Zoroastrianism by Kainaz Amaria on the occasion of the new movie about Freddy Mercury, known as Queen. His father was a...
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Understanding Arbaeen: The World's Largest Gathering
Arbaeen is the world's largest gathering, larger than the annual Hajj, and commemorates the martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad and the third Shia Imam, Husayn ibn Ali's in 680. It occurs...
View ArticleThe Hindu Right: A Primer by Audrey Truschke
Thread by @AudreyTruschke: "Alright folks, a little primer on Hindutva or the Hindu Right Wing, to which presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has ties. This is meant for […]" #Hindutva #TulsiGabbard
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