Pelajaran Agama dan Kepercayaan

My daughter Diana E. Harsono presented me with her drawing on my best friend Filep Karma, a West Papuan man, who spent more than a decade in Indonesian prison. Karma is a spiritual individual, believing in God but not in his organized religious group. 

HERE I am organizing reports and videos in English which I consider to be helpful in studying religions and beliefs in several important countries in the world including China, Indonesia, India, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United States asl well as countries in South East Asia. 

Hinduism Through Its Scriptures

Harvard Online: Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

Judaism Through Its Scriptures

Harvard Online: Key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

Buddhism Through Its Scriptures

Harvard Online: Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

Christianity Through Its Scriptures

Harvard Online: Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

Islam Through Its Scriptures

Harvard Online: Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.