FEATURED COURSE:

Justice With Michael Sandel - Harvard University

These courses come from Stanford, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Missouri State, Yale and others. Some courses can be watched entirely on this website, some have the first lecture available and then you must proceed to Itunes to download the rest of the course.

Accessing Itunes U
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  HISTORY

The Modern African American Freedom Struggle - Stanford University

 

This course introduces the viewer to African-American history, with particular emphasis on the political thought and protest movements of the period after 1930, focusing on selected individuals who have shaped and been shaped by modern African-American struggles for freedom and justice. Clayborne Carson is a professor in the History Department at Stanford University.

History of the U.S. Since 1877 - Missouri State University

Dominic Capeci teaches about the modernization of the United States and its role in world affairs from the late 19th Century to the present, with emphasis on industrialization and urbanization and their impact on socioeconomic and international developments.

 

Modern Civiliation 1750 to Present - UCLA

Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th century, designed to further beginning students' general education, introduce them to ideas, attitudes, and institutions basic to Western civilization, and acquaint them, through reading and critical discussion, with representative contemporary documents and writings of enduring interest.

Science, Magic and Religion - UCLA

 
UCLA Professor Courtenay Raia lectures on science and religion as historical phenomena that have evolved over time. Examines the earlier mind-set before 1700 when into science fitted elements that came eventually to be seen as magical. The course also question how Western cosmologies became "disenchanted." Magical tradition transformed into modern mysticisms is also examined as well as the political implications of these movements. Includes discussion concerning science in totalitarian settings as well as "big science" during the Cold War.

RELIGION

 Introduction to Religion - Missouri State University

Lora Hobbs teaches this course that investigates what religion is and does, compares religious ideas and practices, and explores how religion influences the relationship between individual and community.

 

 

Introduction to the New Testament - Yale University
 

Dale Martin teaches this course which approaches the New Testament not as scripture, or a piece of authoritative holy writing, but as a collection of historical documents. Therefore, students are urged to leave behind their pre-conceived notions of the New Testament and read it as if they had never heard of it before. This involves understanding the historical context of the New Testament and imagining how it might appear to an ancient person.

Literature and World of the Hebrew Bible - Missouri State University

Explores the religion, life experiences, cultures, thoughts, and history of the ancient Israelites as found in their literature and artifacts. Dr. John Strong







NONVIOLENCE

Introduction to Nonviolence - UC Berkeley

Michael Nagler teaches an introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with emphasis on the ideal of principled nonviolence and the reality of mixed or strategic nonviolence in practice, especially as applied to problems of social justice and defense.

Nonviolence Today- UC Berkeley

Michael Nagler teaches on the development of nonviolence since the Civil Rights movement. Nonviolent theory and practice seen in recent insurrectionary movements (freedom struggles), social justice struggles, nonviolent intervention across borders and protection of the environment in the emerging world of global corporatism.

PHILOSOPHY

Introduction to Philosophy - Missouri State University

Dr. Daniel Kaufman teaches this course which explores various ways of understanding the human self and its relation to the world. Through a consideration of what can be known, what is worth valuing, what reality is, and how human communities should be composed and regulated, the course deals with central themes that arise from the human quest for deeper self-understanding.