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December 2015

December 30, 2015

Breaking down Cultural Barriers with Education

Terrorism has increased intolerance and even bigotry. A Sikh man was beaten by two men...

December 19, 2015

Why Teach Religion in Public Schools

The recent controversy over the closing of schools in Virginia's Augusta County over a world...

December 14, 2015

Making Mandalas

Today, my students made personal Buddhist mandalas. You can see two samples above. A mandala...

December 09, 2015

Is that Really the Bible?

Watch what happens when people think they are hearing passages from the Quran, but it's...

December 06, 2015

Hanukkah: Resources

Here are some good resources for the eight day Jewish festival that began today and...

December 01, 2015

Do Religions Promote Terrorism?

Here's a thoughtful and interesting argument about the role of religion in terrorism by one...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Using Face to Faith to Explore Culture & Values

Last week my U.S. high school students discussed culture and values with their peers in...

November 15, 2015

Decline of Thai Buddhism

Here are two great stories about the crisis in Thai Buddhism, one from PBS Religion...

November 11, 2015

The Rohingya & Genocide

The recent elections in Myanmar did not change the status of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Indeed,...

November 08, 2015

The Bhagavad Gita: Resources

Teaching Hinduism? The Bhagavad Gita is a central Hindu text, maybe as important as the...

October 2015

October 25, 2015

“Teaching Islam in the Age of ISIS”

In a fascinating story for Religion and Politics, Amina Steinfels, a scholar at Mount Holyoke...

October 18, 2015

Resources for The Ramayana

The Ramayana is one of India's most popular epics. Versions appear in literature, plays, movies,...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Can Students Opt Out of Studying about Islam?

Does studying about another religion contradict your own faith? That's what one Atlanta parent thinks. He told...

September 26, 2015

Spread of Religion in Animated Maps

Here's a great animated map that shows the spread of Christianity from its inception to today...

September 13, 2015

My Life, My Religion from BBC Two

Here are three great short documentaries about Hinduism, Christianity and Islam from the point of...

September 12, 2015

Religious Freedom & the Law

Can religious freedom justify refusing to follow the law? Kim Davis, a Kentucky state official...

September 10, 2015

The Sari & Burqa: Symbols of Imperialism

Do clothes like the Indian sari or the Afghan burqa justify empire? British missionaries in...

September 06, 2015

What similarities do Muslims and Christians share? Amer Aziz, an officer of The Ahmadiyya Muslim...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

BBC IWonder Guides on Religion

BBC IWONDER GUIDES BBC developed IWonder interactive guides in 2014. The guides "explore a range...

August 24, 2015

Should Jain Ritual Suicide be Legal?

An Indian High Court recently ruled that elderly Jains could not commit ritual suicide called...

August 20, 2015

Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu: Animated Introductions

Philosopher, Alain de Botton, founded a company in which he surveys some of the great...

August 17, 2015

Notes on Blindess Reminds us of John Hull’s Humanity

John Hull, the great Australian religious teacher and writer, died yesterday. Among the many things for which...

August 16, 2015

Four Major Exhibits of Islamic Art

Wow! Not one, not two, but four major American museums have exhibits of Islamic art!...

August 16, 2015

The Complex Geometry of Islamic Design

Here's a terrific TedEd clip on how Islamic artists use geometry to develop their designs....

August 14, 2015

Misconceptions About the Hijab

Beliefnet has a great story about the hijbab and some of the misconceptions about it....

August 12, 2015

Golden Kingdom: New Buddhist Feature Film

Here's the trailer for a new feature film about Buddhism called Golden Kingdom that will...

August 10, 2015

The Quran: Origin & its Journey to the West

Muslims believe that the words of the Quaran were first spoken to the Prophet Muhammad by...

August 06, 2015

Hindu Gods: Digitized by Oxford University

The University of Oxford has digitized at least 100 paintings of Hindu gods that were...

August 03, 2015

Art of Buddhism: Awesome Online Exhibit

The Pacific Asian Museum in Pasadena, California has a terrific interactive web exhibit called Visions...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

A Guide to Religious Texts

If the sacred texts of many religions overwhelm you, then take a look at some...