Religion in 50 Words
A Guided Reading
with Dr. Andrew Henry
Read 3 pages a week with Dr. Andrew Henry.
Learn to think like a scholar about religion.
This Guided Reading course is an asynchronous guided reading course for anyone who wants to understand key topics in the academic study of religion. You work through the material on your own schedule, reading short entries in any order rather than following a fixed syllabus.
Your teacher? Dr. Andrew Henry, creator of Religion for Breakfast and a scholar of religion. Your textbook? Religion in 50 Words by Aaron Hughes and Russell McCutcheon. Each chapter runs just two to three pages and synthesizes concepts like belief, ritual, and the sacred.
As part of our Guided Readings series, this course offers a hands-on way to work through challenging theoretical texts with guidance from a scholar. Students gain access to Dr. Andrew Henry through optional weekly live sessions offered at rotating times, where Dr. Henry models how scholars read difficult material and responds directly to student questions. You can participate live or engage entirely asynchronously, without losing access to expert instruction.
Course Details
Experience Level
Beginner or Intermediate
Est. Time per Session
45 minutes of Reading + Watching
Recording Schedule
3 per Month, Rotating Timezones
What students are saying:
"Dr. Henry shares complex topics through engaging lectures and fascinating discussions. His Guided Readings are simultaneously rigorous and accessible, and they provide foundational concepts for further study. After every session, I find I come back to the lessons in countless other situations, from my own academic readings to casual conversations with friends. Absolutely top-tier value." - Irene L.
"It's fun to learn from Andrew Henry in a more casual group and the discussions are always interesting." -Sam W.
"It‘s simply fascinating to learn what lies behind each of the individual terms in the Guided Reading.
Dr. Henry explains very clearly and you learn to consider them from different angles thus gaining entirely new perspectives. Questions in the live sessions are answered directly. Thank you very much for that!" - Heike O.
A Guided reading brought to you by Religion for Breakfast
From Andrew Henry's 1M+ subscriber YouTube channel about the academic study of religion, the Religion Department connects world experts to a global learning community. Our classes are designed to accommodate multiple learning styles and schedules.
