Faith and religion

Religion, belief and the questions people have always asked about meaning. 40 books.

• A History of GodKaren ArmstrongTrace how Jewish, Christian, and Muslim ideas of God changed across history, and consider whether their value lies in fostering compassion rather than certainty.
• Joseph Smith: Rough Stone RollingRichard Lyman BushmanHow did Joseph Smith build a religious people who outlived him? Bushman traces the revelations he claimed, the conflicts he faced, and the institutions he left.
• Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics)C. S. LewisA plainspoken introduction to Christian belief that tests everyday moral assumptions and explains how doctrine, conduct, faith, and a transformed life fit together.
• OrthodoxyG.K. ChestertonFollow G. K. Chesterton's search through wonder, moral paradox, and the urge to reform the world as he discovers Christian orthodoxy anew.
• René Girard and Raymund Schwager: Correspondence 1974–1991René Girard, Raymund SchwagerGirard and Schwager's letters test rival accounts of scapegoating, sacrifice, freedom, and the cross. Follow their evolving arguments and friendship without a forced final answer.
• Seven Types of AtheismJohn GrayExplore seven traditions of atheism, from secular faith in progress to ways of living without belief or unbelief. Their differences change what rejecting God can mean.
• The Reason for GodTimothy KellerTimothy Keller examines common objections to Christianity, then makes a cumulative case for faith through moral experience, the cross, and resurrection while inviting readers to examine their doubts.
• A Quiet Revolution: The Veil’s Resurgence, from the Middle East to AmericaLeila Ahmed
• Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to AwakeningStephen Batchelor
• Christianity: The First Three Thousand YearsDiarmaid MacCulloch
• God: A BiographyJack Miles
• God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question Why We SufferBart D. Ehrman
• Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of BeliefLawrence Wright
• How Jesus Became GodBart D. Ehrman
• I See Satan Fall Like LightningRené Girard
• Inside ScientologyJanet Reitman
• Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness TestimonyRichard Bauckham
• Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the BibleBart D. Ehrman
• Letter To A Christian NationSam Harris
• Muhammad and the Believers: At the Origins of IslamFred M. Donner
• Mysticism, sacred and profane : an inquiry into some varieties of praeternatural experienceR. C. \(Robert Charles\ Zaehner
• No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph SmithFawn M. Brodie
• Religion ExplainedPascal Boyer
• Rocks of AgesStephen Jay Gould
• The Battle for God: A History of FundamentalismKaren Armstrong
• The Buddha and His DhammaB. R. Ambedkar
• The Creationists: From Scientific Creationism to Intelligent DesignRonald L. Numbers
• The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of ReasonSam Harris
• The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape AmericaFitzgerald, Frances
• The Invention of World ReligionsTomoko Masuzawa
• The Resurrection of the Son of GodN. T. Wright
• The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders HistoryRodney Stark
• The Stripping of the AltarsEamon Duffy
• The Way of ZenAlan Watts
• The World's Religions, Revised and UpdatedHuston Smith
• Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the WorldRené Girard
• Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent FaithJon Krakauer
• When Bad Things Happen to Good PeopleHarold S. Kushner
• When Science Meets Religion: Enemies, Strangers, or Partners?Ian G. Barbour
• When Things Fall Apart Heart Advice for Difficult TimesPema Chödrön