This page is a work in progress, a collection of links used to teach my course over the years. Suggestions welcome!
General Background
Religion in Film–A List of Films for the Religious Studies Classroom
God & Gorillas A Salon.com article on Barbara King’s research into primates and religious behaviors
Origins of Religion Ted-Ed lesson
Animations of Theories of Religion from Brainpickings
Pew Research US Religious Landscape Survey
Religions for $1000, Alex NYT op-ed on why religious education is important
NYT Times Learning Network Resources for World Religions
Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching about Religion from AAR
Global Oneness Project Variety of lesson plans on cultural issues from around the world
Atheism
Is Atheism a Religion? Room for Debate in the New York Times
More Atheists Shout it From the Rooftops NYT article on growth of atheism in the U.S.
The Atheist Voice: Is Atheism a Religion? Entire youtube channel, has some useful classroom clips
30 Days: Christian & Atheist 45 minute episode of the Morgan Spurlock show–great way to introduce atheism!
Indigenous Religions
The Upside of Isolated Civilizations Ted-Ed lesson
Ancient Mayan Blood Sacrifice video lecture; stop after he talks about cutting the tongue….because he starts talking about cutting other things!
Shamanism in Mongolia Short video
Living Maya Time creation story as well as other short videos on the Maya from the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian
Playlist of videos about Mayan religion on Youtube
San Juan Chamula, A Church Out of Time
Donning the Mask: Mayan Belief, Christianity, and the power of Syncretism
Hinduism
Worshipping at Kumbh Mela video
A Fire for Ganesh video
Perceptions of Sati lesson plan
The Caste System in India reference
Our Journey: How We Know Caste video
Not Cast in Caste from Hindu American Foundation
Respect the Sacred, Ignore the Sexist editorial on women’s role in Hinduism
Around the World in 80 Faiths–India
Hindu Festivals photographs in the Atlantic
Faith Connections Kumbh Mela video
Buddhism
When Buddhists Go Bad photographs of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Burma
PBS “The Buddha” lesson plans and videos
Selection from the Lotus Sutra
Buddhist in America–Soka Gokkai videos, this one is of a former student
Sikhism
The formation of the Khalsa cartoon
Ted-Ed lesson on visit to a gurdwara
Sikhism and Buddhism youtube clips
Mai Bhago: Sikh warrior
Jainism
Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit & Snakes Ladders game
Meditation Memory Master Monk (alliteration!)
Daoism and Indigenous Chinese Beliefs
The wisdom of Wu Wei Psychology Today article
Yin and Yang video
Confucianism
Chinese Cosmos (Asia for Educators)
The Useless Tree: Confucianism is Not a Religion
Peter Berger: Is Confucianism a Religion?
Shinto
The Japan Project: Collection of Lesson Plans
Teaching Japanese Religion (not just Shinto)
Presentations by professors on Japanese religions
Shinto Perspectives in Spirited Away
Zoroastrianism
A religion in decline NYT video
Judaism
Oprah’s visit to Hasidic Brooklyn
Judaism and Jewish History curriculum resource packet from ICS
Judaism Must Embrace the Convert
Christianity
Remembering the Poor short article on liberation theology
Catholicism and the Role of Women USA Today article
Time for Pope Francis to talk to Jimmy Carter National Catholic Reporter article
What the Pope left out about women CNN article
Christian New Testament on Women
John Green on Development of Christianity
Islam
Room for Debate: Is the Hijab worth fighting over?
Access Islam collection of video clips
The Light in Her Eyes a documentary about a school to teach girls about the Qu’ran in Syria
The Origins of Islamic Law a short overview suitable for students
A Legal Simulation about Shari’ah lesson plan
An Islamic Point of View on the Crusades
New Religious Movements
Other
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