Religion Today - for iPad/Mac/PC
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 years ago - ★★★ - 1 ratingReligion is a powerful force in today’s world, as almost any newspaper or news broadcast will make clear. Inextricably linked with nationalism, popular culture, social norms and the lives of individuals, it touches almost every area of public and private life. This course examines many of the most exciting and controversial issues in religion today, including the impact of globalisation/Evangelicalism, feminism and environmentalism, and whether secularisation might mean the eventual death of religious practices and institutions, or whether New Age, Wicca and other alternative spiritualities might become the new face of post-modern religion. This material is taken from The Open University Course AD317 Religion today: tradition, modernity and change.
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Transcript -- Religion Today
April 13, 2010 00:02 - 18.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Religion in modern Sweden
May 27, 2008 23:19 - 11 minutes - 125 MB VideoIs religion dead in Sweden, or can it be resurrected?
Transcript -- Religion in modern Sweden
May 27, 2008 23:19 - 35.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Is religion dead in Sweden, or can it be resurrected?
Egypt's return to Islam
May 27, 2008 23:18 - 12 minutes - 132 MB VideoWhy is secular Egypt returning to Islam?
Transcript -- Egypt's return to Islam
May 27, 2008 23:18 - 41.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Why is secular Egypt returning to Islam?
Buddhism in the Lake District
May 27, 2008 23:17 - 15 minutes - 167 MB VideoStudying, living and learning at a Buddhist temple in the Lake District, Britain
Transcript -- Buddhism in the Lake District
May 27, 2008 23:17 - 36.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Studying, living and learning at a Buddhist temple in the Lake District, Britain
Transcript -- Buddhism in Birmingham
May 27, 2008 23:16 - 31.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Buddhism in Birmingham.
Keeping the youth in church
May 27, 2008 23:15 - 11 minutes - 126 MB VideoHow the Anglican church is combining traditional and modern to keep the youth involved in the church.
Transcript -- Keeping the youth in church
May 27, 2008 23:15 - 29.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How the Anglican church is combining traditional and modern to keep the youth involved in the church.
Testimony to God
May 27, 2008 23:14 - 15 minutes - 170 MB VideoA look at the creation of humanity in the eyes of God and some testaments by the congregation of Milton Keynes covenant fellowship.
Transcript -- Testimony to God
May 27, 2008 23:14 - 31.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A look at the creation of humanity in the eyes of God and some testaments by the congregation of Milton Keynes covenant fellowship.
Assemblies of God church in prayer
May 27, 2008 23:13 - 17 minutes - 189 MB VideoCongregation of the Assemblies of God church having a church service.
Transcript -- Assemblies of God church in prayer
May 27, 2008 23:13 - 27.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Congregation of the Assemblies of God church having a church service.
Worship service of the Rhema church
May 27, 2008 23:12 - 18 minutes - 207 MB VideoRhema church congregation at prayer during a service, including hymns and preaching.
Transcript -- Worship service of the Rhema church
May 27, 2008 23:12 - 95.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Rhema church congregation at prayer during a service, including hymns and preaching.
Cassandra, the village witch
May 27, 2008 23:11 - 11 minutes - 124 MB VideoCassandra Latham explains her life as a full time, Inland revenue accredited village witch.
Transcript -- Cassandra, the village witch
May 27, 2008 23:11 - 85.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Cassandra Latham explains her life as a full time, Inland revenue accredited village witch.
Glastonbury: three religious perspectives
May 27, 2008 23:09 - 29 minutes - 294 MB VideoA film comparing three very different forms of worship in Glastonbury, starring Patrick Riley, an Anglican vicar, Jake Chapman, a Buddhist monk and Kathy Jones, a Goddess worshipper.
Transcript -- Glastonbury: three religious perspectives
May 27, 2008 23:09 - 117 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A film comparing three very different forms of worship in Glastonbury, starring Patrick Riley, an Anglican vicar, Jake Chapman, a Buddhist monk and Kathy Jones, a Goddess worshipper.