Research Guides: OER: Comparative Religions

Comparative Religions OER

Open Courses

Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature
"This course provides a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movements in historical context, concentrating on the New Testament"
Religion today: Themes and issues
"There is a widespread perception in the West that we live in a secular age, an age in which religion is at best an optional extra, if not a false delusion completely out of place. However, religion still arouses passion and causes controversy; it controls and transforms lives""
Cultural Anthropology
"Students examine the anthropological perspective of human culture, including such institutions as kinship, politics, and religion, and evaluate the interrelationship between culture, environment and biology." From Open Course Library
World Civilizations
"Students will increase their understanding of the religious, political, military, social, scientific, intellectual and cultural structures of pre-historic world societies." From Open Course Library
World Religions
Learning module on world religions and their effects on business negotiations. From OER Commons

Course Resources

Global Citizenship, Cultural Citizenship and World Religions in Religion Education
From OER Commons
Peace : Contemplating Contentment
"Using lessons from various religions around the world based on the lessons of self-examination they teach as a form of self-exploration."
Christian Roots of Europe
Flash Cards Religion and Culture
" This set of flashcards provides 157 Arabic words related to religion, including theological and legal terms, as well as social and political aspects of religious acts, such as holidays, celebrations, and sectarian affiliations."
Religion today: Themes and issues
"There is a widespread perception in the West that we live in a secular age, an age in which religion is at best an optional extra, if not a false delusion completely out of place. However, religion still arouses passion and causes controversy; it controls and transforms lives""

Religious Associations

American Academy of Religion
As a learned society and professional association of teachers and research scholars, the American Academy of Religion has about 9,000 members who teach in some 900 colleges, universities, seminaries, and schools in North America and abroad. The Academy is dedicated to furthering knowledge of religion and religious institutions in all their forms and manifestations."
American Jewish Studies Internet Directory
The Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory is the prime gateway to 505 high quality resources for the study of Judaism
American Society of Church History
The central purpose of the American Society of Church History, founded in 1888, is the scholarly study of the history of Christianity and its relationship to surrounding cultures in all periods, locations and contexts"
American Theological Library Association
"The CDRI database provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography"
Association of Religion Data Archives
The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion."
International Associations for the History of Religions
"IAHR, the International Association for the History of Religions, is a worldwide body of member associations and affiliates dedicated to the scientific study of religion

Ted Talks

Faith vs. Religion in Islam
"Journalist Mustafa Akyol talks about the way that some local cultural practices (such as wearing a head scarf) have become linked, in the popular mind, to the articles of faith of Islam"
Technology of the Heart
"His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism"
On Technology and Faith
"Speaking at TED in 1998, Rev. Billy Graham marvels at technology's power to improve lives and change the world — but says the end of evil, suffering and death will come only after the world accepts Christ"
My Year of Living Biblically
"Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically — following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible."

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