An educational channel dedicated to the academic, nonsectarian study of religion. We promote improving the public's religious literacy by exploring humanity's beliefs and rituals through an anthropological, sociological, and archaeological lens. Religion for Breakfast does not endorse any particular religious tradition or non-religious perspective. Please be respectful in the comments!The host, Dr. Andrew M. Henry, is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmarkhenry.fan Made. no infringement intended.Links:Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastTwitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenryBlog...
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Demonology meets the archaeology of ancient Roman latrines. Uploaded 01-04-18Andrew's religious studies book recommendations:…
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Nov 13, 2026 · 6:57
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Nov 12, 2026 · 10:08
In the mid-3rd century CE, Emperor Decius ordered that everyone in the Roman Empire is to offer a sacrifice to the Roman gods. This caused a controversy among Christian…
Nov 12, 2026 · 16:08
The people of Hyrule seem to subscribe to a sophisticated religion that is unlike anything that we see in the real world. What could we learn if we were transported into this…
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Nov 12, 2026 · 53:42
Andrew chats with Dr. Jason Josephson-Storm, scholar of religious studies, about the rise of exorcisms in the United States. We also talk about the limits of the secularization…
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Nov 12, 2026 · 6:39
YHWH...the God of the Israelites in the Hebrew Bible, and you shall have no other gods before him. But did some ancient Israelites worship another god, Asherah? Archaeological…
Nov 12, 2026 · 7:00
Sigmund Freud: Famous psychoanalyst with famously eccentric research. But did you know some of his research focused on theories about religion?Uploaded…
Nov 12, 2026 · 4:53
One day, I was trying to write my dissertation while sitting in my room in east Jerusalem. I was writing about ancient soundscapes...how the lack of ambient sounds in ancient…
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Nov 12, 2026 · 15:11
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Nov 11, 2026 · 6:38
Many define "religion" as a "belief system." But religion encompasses a lot more than "belief" and "doctrine." In fact, many religions don't emphasize personal faith much at all.…
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Nov 11, 2026 · 5:45
Religion is a tough subject to study. One of the reasons why is because we bring our own preconceptions about particular religions to the subject. Our stereotypes affect how we…
Nov 11, 2026 · 22:44
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Nov 11, 2026 · 16:16
One of the most enduring myths today about the Council of Nicaea is that the council members voted on which books to include in the Bible. This myth is sometimes expanded to…
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Nov 11, 2026 · 11:53
More and more people are requesting exorcisms from Catholic priests in the U.S. according to a recent article in The Atlantic. What gives? Is this phenomenon actually happening?…
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Nov 10, 2026 · 6:08
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Nov 10, 2026 · 9:44
What is religion? The answer might not be as simple as you thought.Uploaded 12-01-16Twitter: @andrewmarkhenryFacebook: www.facebook.com/religionforbreakfastBlog:…
Nov 10, 2026 · 6:16
When we think about animal sacrifice, ancient societies such as the Greeks come to mind. But why did they ritually slaughter animals? What did this do for their society?Uploaded…
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The Gospel of Thomas. It is a famous text, but what do we really know about it? And why didn't it make it into the New Testament canon?Uploaded 02-08-16Andrew's religious studies…
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Religion is very difficult to define. The scholar Clifford Geertz offered his own definition, but ironically, this definition is broad enough to apply to even a soft drink brand:…
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