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Video games teach students in this class how religion works in the modern world

  • Written by Michael Naparstek, Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
imageA man plays the Chinese action role-playing game 'Black Myth: Wukong' during its launch day in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on Aug. 20, 2024.STR/AFP via Getty Images

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