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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorJoseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
Richard L. Bushman · 776 pages
How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Bart D. Ehrman · 416 pages
New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples believed during Jesus’s lifetime—and it is not what Jesus claimed about himself. How Jesus Became God tells th
The Light and the Glory
Peter Marshall, David Manuel · 447 pages
Uses a Christian perspective to examine the history of America from the first voyage of Columbus to the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, with an emphasis on faithfulness to God's word.
The Hindus: An Alternative History
Wendy Doniger · 779 pages
From one of the worlds foremost scholars on Hinduism, a vivid reinterpretation of its historyAn engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the worlds oldest major religions, The Hindus elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account:
Christianity's Dangerous Idea: The Protestant Revolution: A History from the Sixteenth Century to the Twenty-First
Alister E. McGrath · 552 pages
The "dangerous idea" lying at the heart of Protestantism is that the interpretation of the Bible is each individual's right and responsibility. The spread of this principle has resulted in five hundred years of remarkable innovation and adaptability, but it has also created cultural incoherence and social instability. Without any overarching authority to rein in "wayward" thought, opposing sides o
The Triumph of Christianity: How the Jesus Movement Became the World's Largest Religion
Rodney Stark · 506 pages
Celebrated religious and social historian Rodney Starktraces the extraordinary rise of Christianity through its most pivotal andcontroversial moments to offer fresh perspective on the history of the world's largest religion. In The Triumph of Christianity, the author of God's Battalions and The Rise of Christianity gathers and refines decades of powerful research and discovery into one concentrate
When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone · 265 pages
Here, archaeologically documented is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Known by many names, she reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. How did the change in women's roles come about? By documenting the wholesale rewriting of myth and religious dogmans, Stone details an ancient conspiracy that laid the foundation for one of culture's greatest shams--the legend of Adam and fallen Eve.
Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Karen Armstrong · 512 pages
"From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after Sept 11: That faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness--something bad for society. But how accurate
The Unquenchable Flame: Discovering the Heart of the Reformation
Michael Reeves · 199 pages
The Unquenchable Flame, a lively, accessible, and fully informative introduction to the Reformation by Michael Reeves, brings to life the movement’s most colorful characters (Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, The Puritans, etc.), examines their ideas, and shows the profound and personal relevance of Reformation thinking for today.
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
Thomas Cahill · 304 pages
The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
John Dominic Crossan · 507 pages
Reveals the historical Jesus by combining peasant anthropology, ancient history, and textual analysis.
Fundamentalism and American Culture
George M. Marsden · 320 pages
Chronicles the history of the fundamentalist movement in the United States and discusses how the social, political, and intellectual aspects of Protestant fundamentalism affected the movement.
Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages
Jaroslav Pelikan · 274 pages
No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
Reza Aslan · 310 pages
Though it is the fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains shrouded by ignorance and fear. What is the essence of this ancient faith? Is it a religion of peace or war? How does Allah differ from the God of Jews and Christians? Can an Islamic state be founded on democratic values such as pluralism and human rights? A writer and scholar of comparative religions, Reza Aslan has earned inte
(Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum) The Sealed Nectar: Biography of the Noble Prophet (SAW)
Safiy al-Rahman al-Mubarakfuri · 588 pages
The Gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels · 184 pages
The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the mo
Our Heritage: A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
Jennifer Michael Hecht · 551 pages
Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History
James Carroll · 768 pages
"In a book that is sure to spark heated debate, the novelist and cultural critic James Carroll maps the profoundly troubling two-thousand-year course of the battle against Judaism and faces the crisis of faith it has provoked in his own life as a Catholic. More than a chronicle of religion, this dark history is the central tragedy of Western civilization, its fault lines reaching deep into our cul
When Jesus Became God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome
Richard E. Rubenstein · 267 pages
"Three hundred years after Jesus' crucifixion, the Roman Empire witnessed the first major turning point in the history of Christianity. The violent debate, now known as the Arian Controversy, lasted more than sixty years, dividing the Roman Empire and forever changing the face of the Christian Church. Was Jesus of Nazareth God Himself, walking the earth in human form? Or was he a uniquely holy man