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. 49m ago

    How the New Testament Canon Was Formed (Interview with Dr. Bart Ehrman)

    Register for Dr. Ehrman's course here! "The Bible and the Quran:" https://religionforbreakfast--ehrman.thrivecart.com/bibleandquran/Uploaded 19-04-24Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastSign-up for my mailing list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How the New Testament Canon Was Formed (Interview with Dr. Bart Ehrman)

  2. 1h ago

    Why Do People Leave Their Childhood Religions?

    Join our Patreon community!: https://patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastCheck out my favorite religious studies books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Uploaded 25-11-19People often seem to follow the religion of their parents. But why? And why do so many people leave their religious upbringing too? The answer may have something to do with "practicing what you preach."Special thanks to my friend and colleague, John Balch, who co-wrote this episode. He is a PhD candidate in religious studies at Boston University. Follow me on Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why Do People Leave Their Childhood Religions?

  3. 1h ago

    Sobek: The Egyptian Crocodile God Explained

    Signup for your FREE trial to Wondrium here: http://ow.ly/jefJ30s9buIUploaded 06-02-22Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastCheck out my favorite religious studies books by following this affiliate link to my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/shop/religionforbreakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Sobek: The Egyptian Crocodile God Explained

  4. 2h ago

    Who Was Allah Before Islam?

    We’re doing a guided read of Attar’s Conference of the Birds Join us here: https://www.religiondepartment.com/conferenceofthebirdsUploaded 15-04-26Did Arabs believe in Allah before Islam? Ancient inscriptions, poetry, and the Qur’an suggest a surprising answer. Explore the evidence for a pre-Islamic creator god known as Allah.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 Reuters00:00 Polytheists Believe in Allah?2:39 What does Allah Mean?6:55 Who was Pre-Islamic Allah?13:51 Pre-Islamic Arabic Poetry16:22 Mushrikin: Pagan Monotheists?22:01 The Religion Department Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Who Was Allah Before Islam?

  5. 3h ago

    The Real Reasons Why People Become Atheists

    Register for our online class "Messianic Impulses: A Psychedelic Model of Revolutionary Consciousness" https://religionforbreakfast.eventbrite.com/Uploaded 30-08-24Production Team:Producers: Andrew Aghapour, Andrew HenryWriters: Will GervaisConsultant Scholar: Hugh TurpinEditor: Lachlan DavisProduction Assistant: Casey A'HearnJoin our Patreon community! https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastThumbnail art by @hotcyder Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and ReutersScholars have identified the primary reason why theists become atheists: Credibility Enhancing Displays, or CREDs for short. CREDs are behaviors that people use to demonstrate their genuine commitment to a belief, value, or principle. These displays make the beliefs seem more credible and trustworthy to others, thereby enhancing the likelihood that observers will adopt similar beliefs or practices. Basically, if your co-religionists are not "practicing what they preach," there is a higher likelihood a theist will become an atheist.This video was made possible through the support of Grant 61928 from the John Templeton Foundation managed by The Queen’s University of Belfast. 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 Queen’s University of Belfast. 00:00 Is rationality a cause of atheism?4:06 The Three Other Pathways to Atheism4:51 Mentalizing6:39 Motivation / Apatheism8:29 inCREDulous Atheism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Real Reasons Why People Become Atheists

  6. 4h ago

    Why Does the Number 7 Appear Everywhere in Religion?"

    Support us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastUploaded 08-02-24The number seven appears everywhere in the Bible...and a bunch of religious traditions too. Why is the number seven sacred?Bibliography:Arvid Kapelrud, "The Number Seven in Ugaritic Texts," Vetus Testamentum, Vol. 18 (Oct 1968), 494-499.Denise Flanders, "The Rhetorical Use of Numbers in the Deuteronomistic History," 2022.Denise Flanders, "Saul has Killed His Thousands, David His Ten Thousands," dissertation, 2019.James Pritchard (ed.), "Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament," Third Edition with Supplement, 1969R.A. Kraft, "Philo's Treatment of the Number Seven in On Creation," in "Exploring the Scripturesque, (2009), p. 217-236.Botterweck et. all. (ed.), "Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament," Vol. 14. Laki, "On the Origin of the Sexagesimal Sytem," Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol. 59, No 1/3 (Jan - March 1969). Kazuo Muroi, "The Origin of the Mystical Number Seven in Mesopotamian Culture"Adela Harbro Collins, "Cosmology and eschatology in jewish and Christian Apocalypticism," 1966.Bendt Alster, "Early Dynastic Proverbs and other Contributions to the Study of Literary Texts from Abu Salabikh," Archiv für Orientforschunb (1991/1992), 1 - 51.Leonid Zhmud, "From Number Symbolism to Arithmology," Zahlen- und Buchstabensysteme im Dienste religiöser Bildung. L. Schimmelpfennig (ed.).Tübingen: Seraphim, 2019. P. 25-45.Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images00:00 Why so many 7s?00:24 Near Eastern Context5:03 Later Development of Sacred 75:59 Cross-cultural phenomenon?7:18 Origin theories10:46 Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why Does the Number 7 Appear Everywhere in Religion?"

  7. 5h ago

    The Egyptian Goddess that Rome Adopted

    Watch Dr. Angela Puca's video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIv8px318gw&ab_channel=Angela%27sSymposiumUploaded 31-01-24Support us on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastThumbnail art by @hotcyder Bibliography:Birgitte Bøgh, "Beyond Nock: From Adhesion to Conversion in the Mystery Cults," History of Religions, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Feb 2015), 260-287.John Kloppenborg, "Rethinking Nock on Conversion," in "Celebrating Arthur Darby Nock," 2021.Giulia Gasparro, "The Hellenistic face of Isis: Cosmic and Saviour Goddess," in "Nile into Tiber" edited by Bricault et. al. 2007.Molly Swetnam-Burland, "Egyptian objects, Roman contexts: A taste for aegyptiaca in Italy," in "Nile into Tiber" edited by Bricault et. al. 2007.Jaime Alvar, "Romanising Oriental Gods," Brill: 2008.Jan Bremmer, "Initiation into the Mysteries of the Ancient World," De Gruyter: 2014.00:00 Intro1:14 Goddess Isis in Egypt2:30 Intro to Mystery Cults4:24 The Mystery Cult of Isis6:08 Isis: A Cosmic and Savior God8:55 Isaic Rituals12:45 Conversion and Mystery Cults16:17 Patreon PitchSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Egyptian Goddess that Rome Adopted

  8. 6h ago

    Why Humans Evolved to Play Music

    Watch full interview with the researcher and writer of this episode: Dr. Connor Wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktsOzZRaI94&feature=youtu.beUploaded 16-06-22Some of the ideas in this episode are original to Dr. Connor Wood's research. You can find out more by checking out his papers below:"Musical Bonds Are Orthogonal to Symbolic Language and Norms" : https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/abs/musical-bonds-are-orthogonal-to-symbolic-language-and-norms/4DEB19B642A5A673C19A39DF615717A3"Antistructure and the Roots of Religious Experience:" https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zygo.12578?af=R"Religion, Evolution, and the Basis of Institutions: The Institutional Cognition Model of Religion:" https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.26613/esic.2.2.89/htmlCheck out his blog Science on Religion at: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/scienceonreligion/Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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