World History
One of my teacher-students, Jessica May, just pointed out the site mentioned below showing via maps how the history of religion has grown. Believe it or not, it was one of my first posts back in 2008. It details how the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars. The map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds? Ready, Set, Go! Click here. There is also another map that has "The March of Democracy."
- Virtual Religion Index
Virtual Religion Index - This site is a large link collection from Rutgers University, categorised by religion. Also includes resources for ancient religions, archaeology, philosophy, sociology of religion, and psychology of religion. There are a lot...
- Teaching About India
Teaching about India. This essay has ideas for teaching about India. This includes dealing with the history of India. From the site: India, a significant area of Asia in the past, is a very important part of today's world. Therefore, the peoples...
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Did you know that Hinduism, despite its many gods, is not polytheistic. Or, that Hindus do not worship cows. Those are two of nine myths about Hinduism that Moni Basu attempts to debunk in an essay for CNN Belief Blog. This is a great background...
- Amazing Summary Video Of Major Religions
This is an eleven minute Ted Talk overview of each of the world's five major religions. I would show each part to your students as a summary as it does a great job of giving your students the main points you are teaching. But it adds...
- Great Professional Development Workshops In World Religions
Just completed a week-long certificate program in world religions and interfaith study at the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. The center also offers religion workshops up and down the east coast...
World History
History of Religion via Maps
- Virtual Religion Index
Virtual Religion Index - This site is a large link collection from Rutgers University, categorised by religion. Also includes resources for ancient religions, archaeology, philosophy, sociology of religion, and psychology of religion. There are a lot...
- Teaching About India
Teaching about India. This essay has ideas for teaching about India. This includes dealing with the history of India. From the site: India, a significant area of Asia in the past, is a very important part of today's world. Therefore, the peoples...
- 9 Myths About Hinduism Debunked
Did you know that Hinduism, despite its many gods, is not polytheistic. Or, that Hindus do not worship cows. Those are two of nine myths about Hinduism that Moni Basu attempts to debunk in an essay for CNN Belief Blog. This is a great background...
- Amazing Summary Video Of Major Religions
This is an eleven minute Ted Talk overview of each of the world's five major religions. I would show each part to your students as a summary as it does a great job of giving your students the main points you are teaching. But it adds...
- Great Professional Development Workshops In World Religions
Just completed a week-long certificate program in world religions and interfaith study at the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. The center also offers religion workshops up and down the east coast...