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Welcome to Crash Course Religions! Over the next 24 episodes, John Green will explore the history and culture of religions and how they offer frameworks for making sense of our lives — while being incredibly slippery things to pin down. We’ll discover how we define, debate, and contest what religion means, whether we’re personally religious or not. Episode 1 premieres on September 10, 2024.

We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.
We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
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We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.
We might agree religious freedom is a good thing—but can we agree on what it really means?
How will the world end? In this episode, we explore end-of-the-world predictions.
In this episode, we'll unpack racism’s roots in religious colonialism, and what that means for us.
What do sex, gender, and sexuality have to do with religion?
Do religion and science always have to be in conflict?
What does it mean to be "spiritual but not religious"?
Everybody dies—and then what?
Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion?
Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger.
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