ReligionForBreakfast
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.
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The Origins of Infant Baptism

This Ancient Israelite Altar Burned Cannabis

Nimrod: The Bible’s Most Mysterious King

This Is Not The Buddha (yet)

How to Elect a Pope | Papal Conclave Explained

Jesus in Islam | Interview with Dr. Gabriel Said Reynolds

What is Zen Buddhism?

The Greco-Roman Origins of the Eucharist

Who Is Satan in Islam? | Iblis Explained

John Green on Religion

Americans Exaggerate How Often They Go to Church

The Easter Bunny Is Not Pagan

Why More Māori Are Rejecting Christianity

Holi Explained | The Hindu Festival of Colors

What "Speaking In Tongues" Does To Your Brain

Why Ancient Christians Destroyed Greek Statues

Join Religion for Breakfast in Turkey! May 25 - 31, 2025

Korean Shamanism Explained

Artemis of Ephesus: The "Mother" Goddess Everyone Gets Wrong

How Scholars Are Reconstructing the Lost Gospel of Marcion

Li Hong: The Daoist Messiah

Which Part of the Brain Makes People Religious?

Does the Bible Really Say Give 10% of Your Money? | Tithing Explained

Dagon: The "Philistine Fish-God" That Everyone Gets Wrong

Is Buddhism an Atheistic Religion?

The Didache | Another Book That Almost Made It Into the Bible?

Grimoires Explained: Manuals of Magic

Melchizedek: The Most Mysterious Man in the Bible

What is Hermeticism?

What Is the Best Bible Translation?