Directed by The Great Courses

Jason C. Bivins

Embark on a global, 24-lecture investigation of the roots of religious violence that offers more informed ways of thinking about it. You'll consider how faiths view concepts like human sacrifice and martyrdom, the ways religious violence can be directed toward specific races and genders, and concepts like heresy and demonology

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Religion and Violence: A Strange Nexus

Episode 2

Defining Religion and Violence

Episode 3

Violence in Sacred Texts

Episode 4

Martyrdom, Sacrifice, and Self-Harm

Episode 5

Scapegoating and Demonology

Episode 6

Understanding Witch Trials

Episode 7

The Apocalyptic Outlook

Episode 8

Racial Violence and Religion

Episode 9

Religion and Violence against Women

Episode 10

Sexuality, Morality, and Punishment

Episode 11

Heresies and Their Suppression

Episode 12

Religion and Just War Theory

Episode 13

Peace as a Religious Ideal

Episode 14

War Gods and Holy War

Episode 15

Religious Violence in Israel

Episode 16

Religious Violence in India

Episode 17

Religion's Relationship with Slavery

Episode 18

Native Americans and Religious Violence

Episode 19

Violence and "Cults"

Episode 20

Anti-Catholicism in Europe and America

Episode 21

The Persistence of Anti-Semitism

Episode 22

Islam, Violence, and Islamophobia

Episode 23

Religion and Terrorism

Episode 24

What We Can Do About Religious Violence