14 Best Religion Courses on edX
We compared 14 Religion courses currently listed on edX, priced from $30.00 to $521.50. 4 come from a named university or institution, including Harvard University, RWTH Aachen University and The University of Iceland. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 14
- Price range
- $30.00 – $521.50
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "religion" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $30.00 to $521.50, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
-
1
World Religions Through Their Scriptures
Offered by Harvard University
This course explores the rich tapestry of world religions through their sacred texts. By examining scriptures from various traditions, you will gain a deeper understanding of the beliefs, practices, and historical contex...
$521.50listed price -
2
Facettenreicher Islam – Religionswissenschaft
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
In diesem MOOC soll ein solides Basiswissen über den Islam vermittelt werden. Dabei geht es aber nicht nur um Basisthemen wie „Die fünf Säulen des Islams“ oder „Die sechs Glaubensartikel“, sondern auch um Themen wie „Isl...
$59.00listed price -
3
Religion und Naturwissenschaft
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Der Kurs analysiert die Herausforderungen, die sich aus den Erkenntnissen der modernen Naturwissenschaften für religiöse Überzeugungen ergeben, und beschreibt so gesellschaftliche Transformationsprozesse der Moderne.
$39.00listed price -
4
Religionsphilosophie
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Im MOOC nutzen Sie philosophische Werkzeuge, um ‚Religion‘ als Phänomen besser zu verstehen und um über religiöse Überzeugungen nachzudenken.
$59.00listed price -
5
Gottesvorstellungen in den Weltreligionen
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Der Kurs stellt die großen religiösen Traditionen der Welt vor und ermöglicht so einen Überblick über die heutige religiöse Situation.
$59.00listed price -
6
Religion, Conflict and Peace
Offered by Harvard University
Explore the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence.
$149.00listed price -
7
Jerusalem: A Journey Through Time
Offered by IsraelX
Jerusalem is a city with a deep significance to many peoples all over the world and is considered one of the most important cities for Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Throughout the ages, and until today, Jerusalem has...
$120.00listed price -
8
Gender and Intersectionality
Offered by The University of Iceland
Gender intersects with everything. Using examples from popular culture, classical literature, and history, this course will teach you how to analyze religious texts and traditions, class divisions, racial inequality, sex...
$30.00listed price -
9
Spiritual Competency Training in Mental Health
Offered by University of Maryland, Baltimore
Spiritual Competency Training in Mental Health is designed to train mental health providers in basic spiritual and religious competencies. Experience greater confidence and competence dealing with religious/spiritual iss...
Price on site -
10
2000 christliche Jahre – Historische Theologie
Offered by RWTH Aachen University
Geschichte ist mehr als die Aneinanderreihung von Jahreszahlen. Die Geschichte der Kirche ist voll von Krieg und Frieden, Traditionen und Neuaufbrüchen, von Bösewichten und Heiligen. Der Kurs bietet einen Gang durch 2000...
$59.00listed price -
11
Sikhism Through Its Scriptures.
Offered by Harvard University
This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.
$149.00listed price -
12
Christianity Through Its Scriptures
Offered by Harvard University
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.
$149.00listed price -
13
Ethics in Action
Offered by SDG Academy
What do the world's great religious and secular philosophies have to say about ethical conduct? Which virtues are common across faiths? And what role do religious communities have to play in building a more just and sust...
$59.00listed price -
14
The Bible in Light of the Ancient Near East
Offered by IsraelX
This course is an introduction to the Bible, set against the background of the rich Archaeological findings from the Ancient Near East.
$129.00listed price
Best Religion Courses on edX compared
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 13 priced courses on this page run from $30.00 to $521.50, with the middle of the range around $59.00 — a spread of $491.50. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Harvard University, RWTH Aachen University and The University of Iceland — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.