Huston Smith - The Religions of Man 1955

In 1955, the Religions of Man was the first college accredited course given on TV. It was broadcast on KETC in St. Louis and featured Dr. Huston Smith, associate professor of philosophy at Washington University. The course surveyed the great living religions of the world and how they influenced human history, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity (Protestant and Catholic) and Islam. Lectures trace the start of these religions, their founders and what each teaches as life’s meaning and the way to its fulfillment.