# Religions Of Man ★🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's - The 1st Telecourse!

Religions Of Man ★ 🥅 Educational Films from the 1950's - The 1st Telecourse! Here are 17 episodes, Produced in 1955 by Washington State University (WSU) at the studios of KETC (St. Louis), for broadcast over the N.E.T. network. " The first college accredited course given on TV in St. Louis , this series features Dr. Huston Smith, associate professor of philosophy at Washington University. A survey of the great living religions of the world and how they influenced human history, the course covers 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. " Wow. That is a heavy subject - fraught with meaning. There was so much about the history of religions that I did not know - but that I eagerly learned from this series! This is, to the best of my knowledge, THE First college "Telecourse" ever broadcast in the world!!! ( I can't be 100% Sure, because I was awfully young back then, and my memories are a bit fuzzy .... ) Despite it being 'damaged, old, educational films: from 1955' ... I Am very glad I had this series moldering underfoot, and was eventually able to share it here with you. I find it highly educational, and I'm sure it still has learning value. The first telecourse, ever, that I know of: is a Golden Oldie still - and not a moldy oldie - it has aged quite well!! The subject matter has not…

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 1955
- By: KETC
- Genres: Education, Religion
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/religions_of_man)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/religions_of_man?play=1)