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- A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 – 1650) – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Yale University
- Ancient Israel – Free Online Video – Daniel Fleming, NYU
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- Biblical Hermeneutics, Old and New Testament – Free iTunes Audio – Vern Poythress, Westminster Theological Seminary
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- Buddhist Psychology – Free Online Audio – Eleanor Rosch, UC Berkeley
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- Faith and Globalization – Free iTunes Video – Tony Blair, Miroslav Volf, Yale
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- From Israelite to Jew – Free iTunes Audio, Michael Satlow, Brown University
- Genesis Through Joshua – Free iTunes Audio – Richard Belcher, Jr., Reformed Theological Seminary
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- History of Islamic Society – Free Online Video – Richard Bulliet, Columbia University
- History and Nature of Apologetics – Free iTunes Audio – Cornelius VanTil, Westminster Theological Seminary
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- Introduction to the Quran: The Scripture of Islam – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Notre Dame, Gabriel Said Reynolds
- Introduction to New Testament History and Literature – Free Online Course – Dale B. Martin, Yale
- Introduction to Religion – Free Online Video – Lora Hobbs, Missouri State
- Islam Through Its Scriptures – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Harvard
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- Jews and Christians Throughout History – Free iTunes Video – Rabbi Michael Signer, Notre Dame
- Judaism Through Its Scriptures – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Harvard
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- Science & Religion 101 – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – University of Alberta
- Science vs. Religion – Web Video – Mark Vernon, Journalist/Philosopher
- Systematic Theology 101: Prolegomena – Free iTunes Audio – David Garner, Westminster Theological Seminary
- The Bible and English Literature – Free Online Video (+ More Background) – Northrop Frye, U. of Toronto
- The Central Philosophy of Tibet – Free Online Audio – Robert Thurman, Columbia University
- The Hebrew Bible – Free iTunes Video – Shaye J.D. Cohen, Harvard
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- The Reformation – Free iTunes Audio – Carl Trueman, Westminster Theological Seminary
- Religion, Conflict and Peace – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Harvard
- The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction – Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Northwestern University
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