Free Program Overview
($200 value)
Join our online study program for weekly class recordings that explore the global history, core concepts, key texts, essential practices, and influential personalities of the world's major religious traditions.
Students will learn about the academic discipline of Religious Studies including scholarly approaches and key figures in the intellectual history.
2 - History of Liberty of Conscience
Students will learn about the main events, figures, and movements that informed debates about religious freedom and ecumenism from ancient civilizations to the modern era.
Students will learn about beliefs and practices related to mysticism and how these elements inspire the religious imagination and diverse cultural expressions.
Students will learn about the religious teachings and practices of Egypt, Greece, and Rome, including the Eleusinian initiation rites, the Orphic tradition, the teachings of Pythagoras, and others.
Students will learn about the origins of Buddhism in the Vedic Reformation and how the tradition spread throughout Asia, the Middle East, and the West.
6 - Abrahamic Descent: Judaism
Students will learn about the history, scriptures, beliefs, practices, and cultural impact from ancient times to the present, especially the Exodus narrative.
7 - Abrahamic Descent: Christianity
Students will learn about the history, doctrines, and social influence from its origins to modern-day expressions.
Students will learn about the history, sacred texts, core beliefs, practices, and cultural contributions from its inception to contemporary times.
9 - Western Esoteric Tradition
Students will learn about secret societies and occult movements including Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, and Theosophy.
Students will learn about the philosophy and social ethics of Taoism and Confucianism.
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