Explores the Three Baskets (Tripitaka), Mahayana Sutras, and Zen and Tibetan Vajrayana texts Chinese Traditions (Lectures 20–23): Focuses on the Confucian Classics, the Daodejing, and Daoist scriptures Christianity (Lectures 25–28): Discusses the Old and New Testaments, the Gospels, and Apocryphal writings Islam (Lectures 30–32): Detailed study of the Qur'an, its recitation, Hadith, and Sufi literature Other Traditions:
In the vast landscape of adult education, few courses attempt to tackle the sheer breadth and depth of global religious literature. Sacred Texts of the World , produced by The Teaching Company (TTC) and presented by Professor Grant Hardy of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, is a monumental 36-lecture series that does exactly that. It is not a theological sermon nor a work of comparative apologetics; rather, it is a humanistic, literary, and historical expedition into the writings that have shaped civilizations, inspired billions, and defined the boundaries of the sacred. TTC - Sacred Texts of the World
