Part 1. Disc 1. Lecture 1. Comparative religion : who, what, why, how ; Lecture 2. Exploring similarities and differences ; Lecture 3. The sacred, the holy, and the profane ; Lecture 4. Sacred time, sacred space, sacred objects ; Lecture 5. Sacred people : prophets, sages, saviors ; Lecture 6. Sacred people : clergy, monastics, shamans
Disc 2. Lecture 7. Sacred signs, analogues, and sacraments ; Lecture 8. Creation myths and sacred stories ; Lecture 9. From sacred stories and letters to doctrine ; Lecture 10. Sacred texts : the Bible and the Qur'an ; Lecture 11. Sacred texts for Hindus and Buddhists ; Lecture 12. Polytheism, dualism, monism, and monotheism.
Part 2. Disc 3. Lecture 13. From birth to death : religious rituals ; Lecture 14. Daily, weekly, annual religious rituals ; Lecture 15. Ritual sacrifice in the world's religions ; Lecture 16. The human predicament : how to overcome it ; Lecture 17. The problems of sin and forgetfulness ; Lecture 18. Breaking through the illusion of reality
Disc 4. Lecture 19. The goals of religious life ; Lecture 20. The way of faith and the way of devotion ; Lecture 21. The way of action and the way of meditation ; Lecture 22. The way of the mystics ; Lecture 23. The evolution of religious institutions ; Lecture 24. Religious diversity in the 21st century.
