Sectstra Credit, Episode 1: Lost in the Flood
Welcome to the first episode of Sectstra Credit, a Sects Ed side project profiling individual religious figures and facets of faiths. In this inaugural episode, we sit down with Cory James Young of th...
30 Jun 201751min
Taiping Rebellion, Part 1: Big Brother Is Watching You
In the aftermath of the First Opium War, the self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus began his quest to convert China to his own unique version of Christianity. In part one of our two part series on ...
28 Jun 201729min
Aumaggedon
Content Warning: Abuse, Murder, Terrorism In this episode, we examine the beliefs and history of Aum Shinrikyo, a new religious movement and criminal organization responsible for the infamous Tokyo s...
14 Jun 201744min
Grok and Roll
In 1961, science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein released the groundbreaking novel Stranger in a Strange Land. Little did he know that his book would inspire the first pagan church in the United St...
31 Mai 201727min
French Revolution, Part 2: To Robespierre, with Love
In the second part of our first two part episode, we examine another new religious movement from the French Revolution. After excising the new French government of followers of the Cult of Reason, Max...
16 Mai 201747min
French Revolution, Part 1: Reason for the Season
Join us for our first two part episode as we head back to French history for a look at some of the religious aspects of the French Revolution, and the emergence of state sponsored atheism in the form ...
26 Apr 201746min
Open Door Policy
In this episode, we discuss the Shawnee religious leader Tenskwatawa, Prophetstown, and The War of 1812 with our first guest, Adam Franti.
12 Apr 201747min
Gate Expectations
In Episode 4 of Sects Ed, we discuss the beliefs and history of the group that ultimately came to be known as Heaven's Gate.
29 Mar 201739min
