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.
These videos are freely available here on YouTube. If you are an instructor, feel free to use the YouTube link to my videos in your syllabi and classrooms. I do not permit downloading my videos and re-uploading them to a separate site or channel. This is called freebooting, and it violates Religion for Breakfast's copyright.
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Longtime fans of the channel might remember Dr. Abel Gomez. He guest starred in my Intro to Indigenous Religions video five years ago! Dr. Gomez is back for a live lecture on indigenous spirituality TODAY. Join here: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/YhTLCz27/checkou…
For many Indigenous peoples around the world, land is central to identity, religion, politics, and culture. Creation stories often recount Indigenous nations being both FROM a place and OF a place, and ceremonial practices often situate Indigenous peoples within a web of relationships and responsibilities to land.
Join Dr. Gomez as he explores how land and spirituality intertwine. The lecture starts in just a few hours — 1:00 PM EST!
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I sat down with the fine gentlemen over at @bibleandarch (awesome channel btw, go subscribe) for an "Ask Andrew Anything"-style interview. Go watch my random musings about religion for 50-minutes.
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Hey everyone! We're hosting a guest lecture TODAY: “Underworld Workers” with Dr. Ahmad Greene-Hayes at 2–3:15pm ET: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/aLUjv7xD/checkou…
Dr. Greene-Hayes is a professor of African American Religious Studies at Harvard and a leading scholar of African American religious history. He'll be talking about his new book "Underworld Work," which is a rethinking of African American religious history that focuses on the evolution of Africana spiritual traditions in Jim Crow-era New Orleans.
I'll be there moderating the Q&A, so I hope to see you there!
Here is the link to register: www.religiondepartment.com/offers/aLUjv7xD/checkou…
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Apparently "the Rapture" is trending? Time to resurface an oldie: No, the Rapture is not in the Bible.
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You may have seen my recent announcement video about The Religion Department, but in case you missed it: The Religion Department is RFB’s brand-new online learning platform and community where scholars teach online classes on religion for the general public.
This project was inspired by the best parts of a university religious studies department: a place where you can dive into the academic study of religion alongside passionate teachers and curious learners.
We’re offering a whole bunch of seminars and guest lectures:
1) Intro to Coptic with Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum
2) The Historical Jesus with Dr. Travis Proctor
3) The Archaeology of the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Tine Rassalle
4) American Paranormal with Thorn Mooney
5) The Buddha: Biography of a Myth with Dr. Don Lopez Jr.
New classes are being added every month. With a membership, you’ll get access to live guest lectures with leading scholars, guided reading groups with me (Dr. Andrew Henry), a growing library of recorded lectures, and big discounts on our signature multi-week seminars. It’s a way to study religion seriously, without needing to enroll in a university program.
Join us at www.religiondepartment.com/membership
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Register now for Dr. Leif Tornquist’s upcoming webinar on spirituality and fitness!: www.religiondepartment.com/health-fitness-spiritua…
Why are yoga, clean eating, CrossFit, and wellness apps so often framed as spiritual journeys?
Why do fitness goals come with moral overtones, like discipline, purity, and even transcendence?
Join scholar Dr. Leif Tornquist for a live Zoom seminar exploring how health and fitness have become spiritualized in American life. From Evangelical fitness programs to wellness influencers, we’ll look at how bodily mastery has become a modern expression of moral and even spiritual worth in 21st century America.
This lecture is pay-what-you-want, and I’ll be hosting and helping run the live Q&A after the talk!
Thursday, August 14
2:00 PM Eastern
Zoom Webinar
Pay what you want
Sign up here: www.religiondepartment.com/health-fitness-spiritua…
~Andrew
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Register now for Dr. David Litwa’s upcoming webinar on Marcion!: www.religiondepartment.com/marcion
Was Marcion the first Gospel writer?
Did he edit Luke—or did Luke edit him?
And how did Marcion see himself—as a prophet, a reformer, or something else entirely?
Join my friend and fellow YouTuber and scholar Dr. David Litwa (@m.davidlitwa ) for a live lecture on one of early Christianity’s most controversial figures: Marcion of Sinope—a second-century thinker who rejected most of the emerging New Testament and promoted a radically different vision of Christianity.
Dr. Litwa will walk us through the cutting-edge debate about Marcion’s Gospel and whether Marcion was the author or editor of a preexisting text. I’ll be the host and helping to run the live Q&A session after his lecture!
Sign up here: www.religiondepartment.com/marcion
~Andrew
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What did Jesus wear? This 19th-century painting by James Tissot imagines Jesus in a flowing white robe and mantle, but this isn’t particularly accurate. Join us for a live online class with Dr. Katie Turner, an expert in ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish clothing. From tunics and mantles to tzitzit and tefillin, this class dives into the fabrics, fashions, and religious symbolism of first-century Judea. Register here: www.religiondepartment.com/jesus-wear
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Last chance to sign up! Our 8-week course Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas starts tomorrow. Taught by Dr. Lydia Bremer-McCollum, it’s perfect for beginners. You’ll learn the Coptic alphabet, grammar, and read the Gospel of Thomas in its original Coptic form—the version preserved in the Nag Hammadi manuscripts. Register here: www.religiondepartment.com/coptic
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Whenever I cover Daoism, I try to go beyond the popular texts like the Daodejing and Zhuangzi and explore the wider tradition. In my recent video on the Jade Emperor, we dive into “Gaoshang Yuhuang Benxing Jijing,” or the Collected Scripture on the Deeds of the Jade Sovereign. According to this text, the Jade Emperor earned his throne through billions of lifetimes cultivating the Dao, healing the sick, and writing scriptures. Eventually, he achieved the title Tathāgata, a term usually reserved for the Buddha himself, before ascending even higher to become Jade Thearch. This bold Daoist narrative claims the Jade Emperor not only attained Buddhahood, but surpassed it, teaching bodhisattvas the true path to awakening. Watch the video here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGg56...
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