ReligionForBreakfast

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.fan Made. no infringement intended.Links:Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenryBlog: http://www.religionforbreakfast.com

  1. 59 min ago

    Why is Christmas on December 25th?

    Everyone assumes that early Church authorities chose December 25th for Christmas to coincide with the already popular Roman holiday of Saturnalia. This may have some basis in reality, but there is another theory: That Christians believed Jesus was conceived and died on the same day (sometime in March or April). When you calculate 9 months forward from that purported day of conception, you get December 25th or January 6th. For more reading, see: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/new-testament/how-december-25-became-christmas/Twitter: @andrewmarkhenryBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comMusic: Kevin MacLeod incompetech.comGraphic Design: Chris Maghintay, http://www.chrismaghintay.com/Animation: EC Henry, www.echenry.com

    Why is Christmas on December 25th?

  2. 1 hr ago

    Colbert On Religion

    I've watched a lot of Stephen Colbert over the years. When you watch enough of one TV show, you start to notice patterns. For Colbert, I noticed he talks about religion a lot...at least more than other late night TV shows. What can we learn about this?Twitter: @andrewmarkhenryBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfastPatreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastAndrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfastSpecial Thanks to our Patrons on Patreon!:Christian G.Brian B.Daniel D.Cedric V.Tuuli H.Kalei W.Alex B.Adil A.Mason A.Mark H.Alice C.WilsonCain D.Pew Research Religious Knowledge Survey: http://www.pewforum.org/2010/09/28/u-s-religious-knowledge-survey/Video Bibliography: Excellent interview with John Mulaney on Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxlwLr4b4E0Awkward Maher Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAco8a7vEEGeek out over Catholicism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIIxYLyUTC8Gets all up in your faith/Dalai Lama discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWYXCOf4AcFaux Monk Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQhrqnb3CYPope-pologies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpTlS2vcWwMColbert’s favorite bible verse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1jXPhsz26gFencing with Ibtihaj Muhammad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs8O-MFu4yUStraight up asks Strahen if he is religious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMV2A2OqIq0Asks Ruffalo if he is Catholic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvNDlJVfTwExcellent interview with Andrew Garfield about Silence, faith, Jesuits, and epistemological certainty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3V4OzrkaA

    Colbert On Religion

  3. 2 hr ago

    What Are Gog and Magog?

    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 RealLifeLore's "Mad Kings:" https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=religionforbreakfastFor centuries, readers have tried to identify Gog and Magog...the mysterious enemies in the Book of Revelation. From the Ottoman Empire to the Soviet Union, interpreters keep mapping the prophecy onto new rivals. But who (or what) were Gog and Magog originally?00:00 Intro2:15 Gog Oracle in Ezekiel12:15 Gog and Magog in Later Jewish Texts16:30 Gog and Magog in Revelation18:17 Modern Prophetic Speculation24:21 Nebula really is great and will be a bulwark against AI slop

    What Are Gog and Magog?

  4. 3 hr ago

    Religious Residue: What Sticks After You Leave Religion

    Use code RFBINCOGNI at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/rfbincogni.Thumbnail design by ⁨@ECHenry 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/religionforbreakfastSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and ReutersThis video explores “religious residue," how religious beliefs, habits, and emotions persist after deconversion, and what psychology reveals about why religion is so hard to fully leave behind.

    Religious Residue: What Sticks After You Leave Religion

  5. 4 hr ago

    "Orthodoxy" versus "Heresy" in Ancient Christianity

    You might have heard about the bunches of heresies that popped up in the early centuries of Christianity. But historians don't generally like using the term "heresy" to describe these groups. Is there a more historically neutral way to describe them?Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: @andrewmarkhenryBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comFacebook: www.religionforbreakfast.com/facebookMusic: Kevin MacLeod. www.incompetech.comGraphic Design: EC Henry (http://echenry.com/), Chris Maghintay (http://www.chrismaghintay.com/)

    "Orthodoxy" versus "Heresy" in Ancient Christianity

  6. 5 hr ago

    Are Animals Religious?

    Register for our 8-week seminar, Religion and Science!: https://www.religiondepartment.com/offers/iQaLcZhh/checkout?coupon_code=CLASSMATESAre humans the only religious species? New research on chimpanzees, elephants, and other animals challenges our assumptions about awe, grief, ritual, and the emotional roots of religion.Join our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and ReutersThis video was made possible through the support of grant #TRT-2021-10499 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by the Center for Mind and Culture. 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 Center forMind and Culture.

    Are Animals Religious?

  7. 6 hr ago

    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained

    Stories about Jesus' birth are famous. But what about stories about Jesus' childhood? One early Christian text, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, invents some pretty crazy stories about the schoolboy Jesus. But what did this text mean for an ancient audience?Patreon: www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: @andrewmarkhenryFacebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfastBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comThanks to our Patreon patrons!:Brian BDan DAlex BJohn MWilsonCain DMannyMark HInfancy Gospel of Thomas Translation by Dr. Tony Burke: http://www.tonyburke.ca/infancy-gospel-of-thomas/the-childhood-of-the-saviour-infancy-gospel-of-thomas-a-new-translation/Frilingos, Chris. "No Child Left Behind: Knowledge and Violence in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas," Journal of Early Christian Studies, Vol 17, No 1, 2009. 57-54Frilingos, Chris. "Parents Just Don't Understand: Ambiguity in Stories about the Childhood of Jesus." Harvard Theological Review 109, January 2016, 33-55.

    The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained

  8. 7 hr ago

    Cult of Mithras Explained

    The Cult of Mithras was a thriving religion in the Roman Empire. But by the 5th century....it was gone. What do we know about the Cult of Mithras? And what was its relationship with Christianity?Twitter: @andrewmarkhenryBlog: www.religionforbreakfast.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfastPatreon. https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastAndrew's religious studies book recommendations: http://amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfastThanks to our Patreon patrons!:Dan DBrian BKalei WDerek KTuuli HAlex BMason AAdil AMark HAlice CWilsonCain DDanny HBibliography:Clauss, Manfred. The Roman Cult of Mithras.Beck, Roger. The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire. Sources debunking the "Christ/Mithras" myth can be found at The Tertullian Project: Tertullian Project: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=Mithras_and_Jesus#note12Incredible resource of every citation about Mithras in Greco-Roman literature: http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/literary_sources.htmPhoto attributions:San Clemete Mithraeum: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Mithraeum_San_Clemente_Rom.JPGOstia Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mitreo_dei_Serpenti_(Ostia_Antica)#/media/File:Ostia_Antica_-_mitreo_dei_Serpenti_1050449.JPGMithraeum of Seven Spheres:https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/5150996098Baths of Caracalla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Caracalla#/media/File:Baths_of_Caracalla,_facing_Caldarium.jpgRock Born Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MitraRisingfromtherockMNIR.JPGhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/MC_-_Mithras_im_Fels.jpghttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Mithra_as_a_child_-_3rd-4th_century_AD_-_Museo_Archeologico_-_Milan_2014.jpgMithras Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tauroctony_-_Frescos#/media/File:Mitreo_Barberini.JPG7th Ostia Felicissimus Panel: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ostia_Antica_(archaeological_site)#/media/File:7th_panel_Mitreo_di_Felicissimus_Ostia_Antica_2006-09-08.jpgSol and Mithras: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithraism#/media/File:Mithras_banquet_Louvre_Ma3441.jpgRitual Meal: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/a-feast-for-the-senses-and-the-soul/Hawarte Picture: http://palmyra2010.blox.pl/html/1310721,262146,21.html?801805Aurelian Coin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Radiate_of_Aurelian_(YORYM_2001_9658)_obverse.jpgSaarbrücken: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mithrasgrotte_(Saarbr%C3%BCcken)#/media/File:Mithrasgrotte_Halberg_Saarbruecken.jpgSanta Prisca: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Prisca_Mithraeum.jpgCapua Mithraeum: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14416247560).jpgCapua Fresco: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tauroctony_fresco_in_the_mithraeum_of_Capua,_2nd_century_(CIMRM_181),_Mithraeum_(mitreo),_Ancient_Capua_(14595393221).jpgDura-Europos House Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dura-Europos_church#/media/File:DuraEuropos-Church.jpgConstantine the Great bust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great#/media/File:0_Gaius_Flavius_Valerius_Constantinus_-_Palatino.JPG

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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.fan Made. no infringement intended.Links:Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenryBlog: http://www.religionforbreakfast.com

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    2026
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