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March 2014

March 21, 2014

Church Membership Down: Churches Sell Property

Wow! We've heard for a while now that church membership is way down. But this...

March 21, 2014

A Kaleidoscope Mosque

This is the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran, and must be one of the...

March 20, 2014

Jewish Symbols and Meaning

Teaching Judaism? Do your students know the important Jewish symbols like the Tefillin above? If...

March 19, 2014

Islamic Art & Science Exhibition in Dallas

The blue and white 13th century bowl above, which is from Iran, is just one...

March 19, 2014

Jewish Prayer Shawls: Tallits

Studying Judaism? Do you know what a tallit is? This Religion and Ethics Newsweekly clip...

March 18, 2014

Hola Mahalla: Sikh Festival

What's Hola Mahalla? It's a Sikh festival that usually occurs in March after the Hindu...

March 18, 2014

NYC Houses of Worship

How secular is New York City? Not very, according to a small group called "A...

March 17, 2014

Kumbh Mela Documentaries

Here's a trailer for a new documentary about the world's largest gathering of humanity which...

March 17, 2014

Making a Mandala: Five Monks, Five Days

Ever wonder how Buddhist monks make those elegant and intricate mandalas? Last month, a group...

March 16, 2014

Color & Songs of Holi

Holi is the Hindu festival that marks the beginning of Spring, usually in March. And,...

March 16, 2014

Jerusalem: Google Street View

Studying Judaism? Google Gallery Street View for Israel is very good and includes the Western...

March 16, 2014

Taoism in Popular Film

Here's an interesting clip in which the host tries to analyze the meaning of the...

March 15, 2014

Don’t Freak, I’m Sikh

Here a young British Sikh man reminds us that Sikhs are people of love, equality...

March 14, 2014

Sikh Turbans

Ever wonder how a Sikh wraps his turban or just what the meaning of the...

March 13, 2014

The Book of Purim?

This is not the Book of Mormon, but rather The Book of Purim, a cute...

March 09, 2014

The Qur’an: Decoding the Secrets of the Past

Studying Islam? Here's an interesting History Channel documentary about the history of the Qur'ran.

March 08, 2014

Yoga Poses in Israel

No, the men above (and the women below) are not being tortured. They are actually...

March 07, 2014

How to Make Ganesha Statues

You can also visit the British Museum online exhibition about Ganesha called "From Temple to...

March 06, 2014

Women & Religion in World History

For Women's World History Month, you might consider some of the great lessons about women...

March 05, 2014

Lent 101

It's Lent and Faith Street has a great primer with everything you ever wanted to...

March 05, 2014

Concentrate: Zen Buddhism Simulation

Teaching Zen Buddhism? Concentrate your mind like this practitioner and if a tiny fly like...

March 01, 2014

Growing Role for Mormon Women

Young Mormon women can now become missionaries when they turn 19. Until October 2012, they...

March 01, 2014

Mahayana Buddhism: Great Prezi

Studying Buddhism. Here's a great Prezi from a college professor about the development of Mayahayana...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Tibet and India: Buddhist Traditions and Transformations

The Metropolitan Museum of Art just opened an exhibit that shows how the Buddhist Tibetan...

February 22, 2014

Black Liberation Theology

Studying Christianity? Black liberation theology is an interesting and controversial strand of contemporary Christianity. It's...

February 19, 2014

Yoga, the Art of Transformation: Exhibition

The exhibition, "Yoga: The Art of Transformation," left the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington,...

February 15, 2014

Private Tibetan Texts Find Home in China

The largest private collection of Tibetan texts, recently donated to a Chinese University in Chengdu,...

February 15, 2014

Awesome Buddhist Cave Temples

These Buddhist temple caves in Asia are beautiful. You can see larger versions of these...

February 14, 2014

Alternative Hindu History Gets Pulped

Should free speech ever be restricted when it comes to religion? In 1978, the ACLU...

February 13, 2014

Rumi: The Great Mystical Poet

For Valentine's Day, here's a Sufi poet that few students know by name but whose...