GUIDED READING
Illuminating the Great Minds of History.
Engage in rigorous inquiry through our curated sequence of guided reading lectures, where ancient wisdom meets modern critical analysis.
Explore CoursesDr. Andrew Henry
Religion in 50 Words
This Guided Reading course is for anyone who wants to take a reading class with Dr. Andrew Henry on their own schedule, learning about concepts like belief, ritual, power, and the sacred.
Our textbook chapters are just three pages, summarizing key terms in Religious Studies, making it easy to jump into theoretical issues.
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Dr. Patrick J. D'Silva
The Conference of the Birds
Come enjoy one of the greatest spiritual classics of the medieval period, and learn about how it continues to resonate with audiences today! The Conference of the Birds, written in Persian by Farid al-Din Attar of Nishapur in the 12th century CE as a metaphor for the Sufi path, is the story about a group of souls who go on a journey to find their king.
Brook Wilensky-Lanford
A God-Shaped Nation
In A God-Shaped Nation, Dr. Brook Wilensky-Lanford follows this essential American tension from first contact through the 2024 election. This is an expansive but approachable history of extraordinary religious questions, told through the ordinary people who grappled with them.
As this anticipated book hits shelves for the 250th anniversary of the United States, you can join the author for a guided reading.
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Dr. Travis W. Proctor
The Resurrection
In this guided reading from The Religion Department, you’ll read early Resurrection accounts closely in a relaxed, collaborative setting: Paul’s letters, the Gospel of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, along with later texts like the Gospel of Peter.
A great library is not a collection of books, but a sanctuary of shared memory. In these pages, time is not linear, but atmospheric.
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