15 Best Religion Courses Online
We compared 15 Religion courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $24.99 to $521.50. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Yale University, University of Alberta and Harvard University. 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
- 15
- Price range
- $24.99 – $521.50
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, 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 $24.99 to $521.50, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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East Asian Religions & Ecology
Offered by Yale University
At first glance the fields of religion and ecology may seem and unlikely pairing, but a deeper consideration reveals the two have a great deal to contribute to one another and are indeed inextricably linked. Religions re...
$49.00listed price -
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Science & Religion 101
Offered by University of Alberta
This course examines the nature of both science and religion and attempts to explore the possible relationships between them. The primary purpose is to dispel the popular myth that science and religion are entrenched in...
$49.00listed price -
3
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 -
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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 -
5
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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
9
Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences - Unit 2: Belief Systems
Offered by Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Throughout history, the vast majority of people around the globe have believed they have, however defined, a “soul.” While the question of whether the soul exists cannot be answered by science, what we can study are the...
$49.00listed price -
10
Religious Transformation in Early China: the Period of Division
Offered by The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This sequence of four courses will propose a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Chinese cultural history conceived of as a succession of modes of rationality (philosophical, bureaucratic, and economic). The focu...
$49.00listed price -
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Sensitivity Training for Employees
Sensitivity Training for Employees Course Overview:What is sensitivity in the workplace?Sensitivity in the workplace is about being aware of and understanding the different ways that people interact with each other, and...
$99.99listed price -
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Indian Political System
Course Overview:This course offers a comprehensive examination of the political structure, processes, and dynamics of the Indian political system. It delves into the historical and contemporary aspects of Indian politics...
$24.99listed price -
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Archaeoastronomy
Offered by Politecnico di Milano
Archaeoastronomy is the “science of stars and stones”. It is an interdisciplinary science in between architecture, archaeology, and astronomy. It studies the relationships between the ancient monuments and the sky, in or...
$49.00listed price -
14
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 -
15
Truth in Sight: Riptides of Astronomy
Space, the final frontierThese are the voyages of me, Master AliAnd my missionTo explore the lies of the EstablishmentTo seek out the truthAnd unfold new knowledge.To boldly go where no man has gone before.In this exciti...
$99.99listed price
Best Religion Courses Online 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 15 priced courses on this page run from $24.99 to $521.50, with the middle of the range around $59.00 — a spread of $496.51. 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 Coursera, edX and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Yale University, University of Alberta and Harvard University — 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.