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In these 12 lectures, Professor Esposito guides you through the facts and myths surrounding Islam and its more than 1.2 billion adherents....

As a religion, culture, and civilization, Judaism has evolved in surprising ways during its long and remarkable history....

The early Christian claim that Jesus of Nazareth was God completely changed the course of Western civilization. What exactly happened, such that Jesus came to be considered God? Find out....

With few exceptions, the world's religions are anchored in their sacred texts-core writings that express the ideals and vision of the faiths, forming a basis for belief and action.....

Explore compelling controversies that have existed surrounding the faith's first three centuries in this unique inquiry into the core of Christian tradition....

From Genesis to Job, the Hebrew scriptures contain some of the most influential stories in Western civilization....

These lectures are a compelling introduction not only to the development of the Christian canon, but to all of the forces that would play a role in early Christian history....

Luke Timothy Johnson, author of The Real Jesus, offers a fresh and historically grounded assessment of the life and letters of Christianity's "apostle to the Gentiles" in this 12-lecture series....

This course serves as a fascinating philosophical backdrop to illuminate the stimulating debates that occupied many of the greatest minds of the era....

Through sacred texts and modern scholarship, Professor Muesse reveals what it meant to be a conscious, morally responsible individual in the Axial Age....

Join the dramatic search for lost Christianities and learn why it's considered such an appealing subject to study....

Step back to Christianity's first three centuries to see how it transitioned from the religion of Jesus to a religion about Jesus....

These 12 lectures provide a window into the roots of Hinduism's 5,000 year history and, perhaps, all religions....

Worshipped around the globe by more than a billion people, Jesus is undoubtedly the single most important figure in the story of Western civilization....

Get a solid working knowledge of the spiritual beliefs that unite and divide us - as well as the perspective from the other side of these divisions....

This far-ranging course examines not only the canonical Gospels familiar to us from the New Testament, but also the many other, apocryphal narratives and literary works....

By examining belief and what it means - for believers and nonbelievers alike - you'll come away with a solid grasp of the major thinkers and ideas....

But is it possible that the understanding of the book of Genesis we've all grown up with isn't as complete as we'd like to believe?....

Professor Johnson investigates the many forms the Bible has taken and the ways history, scholarship, and technology have helped shape this great tradition....

The payoff of this lecture series is a better understanding of the relationship between the world of early modern Europe and the modern world to which it gave rise....