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Who Speaks for a Religion?

From priests to imams, from rabbis to gurus, religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. In this episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll dig into what makes a religious leader and how people can take the power back.
Season 1 Episode 16 Length 12:16 Premiere: 01/07/25

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S1 E23 Length 12:58 Premiere Date 02/26/25

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S1 E22 Length 12:23 Premiere Date 02/18/25

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S1 E21 Length 11:34 Premiere Date 02/11/25

What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?
S1 E20 Length 12:43 Premiere Date 02/04/25

Are Science and Religion Compatible?
S1 E19 Length 12:13 Premiere Date 01/28/25

Religion, Spirituality, and the Supernatural
S1 E18 Length 13:07 Premiere Date 01/21/25

Death and Afterlife Across Religions
S1 E17 Length 12:32 Premiere Date 01/14/25

Who Speaks for a Religion?
S1 E16 Length 12:16 Premiere Date 01/07/25

What Does Ritual Have to Do with Religion?
S1 E15 Length 12:00 Premiere Date 12/17/24

How Do Religious Texts Work?
S1 E14 Length 11:08 Premiere Date 12/10/24

Is Atheism a Religion?
S1 E13 Length 11:55 Premiere Date 12/03/24

Are Confucianism and Daoism philosophies or religions?
S1 E12 Length 12:48 Premiere Date 11/04/24

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S1 E11 Length 11:09 Premiere Date 11/19/24

The History and Practice of Islam on Earth and Beyond
S1 E10 Length 11:39 Premiere Date 11/12/24

Sacrifice, Redemption, and Miracles: The Story of Christianity
S1 E9 Length 12:52 Premiere Date 11/05/24

What Does it Mean to Be Jewish
S1 E8 Length 13:11 Premiere Date 10/29/24

Can a River Be A Person?
S1 E7 Length 11:59 Premiere Date 10/22/24

Life, the Universe, and the Buddha
S1 E6 Length 11:10 Premiere Date 10/15/24

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S1 E5 Length 11:32 Premiere Date 10/08/24

What's the Difference Between Religion and Magic?
S1 E4 Length 12:51 Premiere Date 10/01/24

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S1 E3 Length 10:27 Premiere Date 09/24/24

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S1 E2 Length 12:03 Premiere Date 09/17/24

Is Yoga a Religion?
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