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The end is nigh... or is it?

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Introductory Level Updated 17 Dec 2012
The world was supposed to end on 21 December 2012. Here's why it didn't.

Video interview: Hindu leader, Ano Rao

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 Apr 2012
In this video, executive representative at the Hindu Council UK, Ano Rao, discusses her role and the general role of women in religion with The...

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Regina Jonas: the first female rabbi

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Advanced Level Duration 35 mins Updated 13 Feb 2013
Regina Jonas (1902-1944), who is now widely recognised as the world’s first female rabbi, was ordained in Nazi Germany in 1935.

Introducing the philosophy of religion

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Intermediate Level Duration 12 hours Updated 23 May 2013
In this unit Timothy Chappell, Professor of Philosophy, asks what the words 'God' and 'religion' mean, and what it means to ask philosophical questions about...

Religion today: Themes and issues

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Advanced Level Duration 15 hours Updated 23 May 2013
There is a widespread perception in the West that we live in a secular age, an age in which religion is at best an optional...

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Making sense of the arts

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Introductory Level Duration 150 hours Updated 13 May 2013 Register by 14 Oct 2013
Explore some of the key ideas and ways of thinking about the arts – including poetry, history, and art history – while developing your study...

MA in Humanities

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Duration 1800 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013
If you’re passionate about the arts, this MA enables you to delve more deeply into a range of our subjects.This degree course is for those...

Making sense of things: an introduction to material culture

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Introductory Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 13 Mar 2014
This course introduces you to the study of objects, or material culture, in both the past and present from a variety of different perspectives.Level 1...