"By setting traditions and thinkers such as Zoroaster, Gautama Buddha, Confucius, Pythagoras, and others side by side, we are able to see more clearly the questions with which they struggled, their similarities and differences, and how their ideas have influenced religious thoug…
By setting traditions and thinkers such as Zoroaster, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Gautama Buddha, Confucius, Pythagoras, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle side by side, we are able to see more clearly the questions with which they struggled, their similarities and differences, and how their …
What could the beliefs and traditions of a Zoroastrian, a person of Jewish faith, a Buddhist, a follower of Confucius, or a Christian have in common? How do religions evolve over time? This course offers a rare opportunity to relate your own spiritual questions to a variety of a…
What could the beliefs and traditions of a Zoroastrian, a person of Jewish faith, a Buddhist, a follower of Confucius, or a Christian have in common? How do religions evolve over time? This course offers a rare opportunity to relate your own spiritual questions to a variety of a…
Discusses and defines the Axial Age and how it is important in studying the religions of the world today.
In a series of 24 lectures, Professor Mark W. Muesse focuses on the period between 800 to 200 BCE to show the historical conditions in which the world religions arose. Although Professor Muesse emphasizes the early religious traditions of Iran, South Asia, and China, he also sho…