(RNS) — If today’s high schoolers don’t know John Green from his bestselling young adult novels, like “The Fault in Our Stars” or “Looking for Alaska,” they might recognize him as the host of that ...

Religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today. But who speaks for a religion? From priests to imams, from rabbis to gurus, religious leaders play a big role in shaping religions today.

We’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back. Is Star Wars a religion? What about belief in UFOs or QAnon? In our final episode of Crash Course Religions, ...

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