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Jessie Laidlay Weston · 202 pages
A study of the Grail legend explores the saga's Gnostic roots and its relationship to ancient nature cults that associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity of the land.
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
Riane Eisler · 261 pages
"In prehistorical times, Eisler argues, women and men lived together in egalitarian communities devoted to nurturance; with the imposition of male domination, female values gave way to creeds of hierarchy, aggression, power, obedience. Eisler, a futurist, posits a new society based on the recovery of more humane values."--Library journal (6/1/85).
The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers · 231 pages
*The Power of Myth* launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work. A preeminent scholar, writer, and teacher, he has had a profound influence on millions of people. To him, mythology was the "song of the universe, the music of the spheres." With Bill Moyers, one of America's most prominent journalists, as his thoughtful and engaging interviewer, *The Power of Myt
Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
Terence McKenna · 323 pages
Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought
Pascal Boyer · 430 pages
Formerly at Princeton, King's College, Cambridge and the University of Lyon, Pascal Boyer is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis, MissouriWhile human religious practice and belief are extraordinarily varied, they are nevertheless not infinitely so. The varieties of belief have provided generations of anthropologists and religious scholars with material for research; ther
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
Carlos Castaneda
The Greeks and the Irrational
E.R. Dodds · 327 pages
Totem and Taboo
Sigmund Freud · 207 pages
Freud investigates the function and structure of totemic systems among primitive peoples and presents a psychoanalytical study of modern taboos.
The Evolution of God
Robert Wright · 567 pages
In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains
The Myth of the Eternal Return or Cosmos and History
Mircea Eliade · 195 pages
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · 456 pages
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What hap
Heretics
G.K. Chesterton · 160 pages
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere rollicking journalist, he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people - such as George B
Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
Margaret Atwood · 230 pages
Investigates the timely subject of debt, exploring debt as an ancient and central motif in religion, literature, and the structure of human societies.
Finding God in The Lord of the Rings
Kurt Bruner, Jim Ware · 161 pages
The bestselling book now revised and updated with new content! Hailed as the most popular and best-loved series of the twentieth century, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is more than a great story; it's a reflection of life's epic quest for all of us. Examining the Christian themes in J. R. R. Tolkien's masterwork, bestselling authors Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware reveal a rich tapestry of hope, friendsh
Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings
Mark Eddy Smith · 141 pages
The Lord of the Rings offers us essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues like generosity, pity, hospitality, and rest. We meet extraordinary people like Bilbo, Gandalf, Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel. We learn about the roots of destruction in pride and betrayal. And we find the ingredients for success, such as community and sacrifice. Each of us -- even the most simple -- is ca
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
Bart D. Ehrman · 256 pages
For almost 1,500 years, the New Testament manuscripts were copied by hand — — and mistakes and intentional changes abound in the competing manuscript versions. Religious and biblical scholar Bart Ehrman makes the provocative case that many of our widely held beliefs concerning the divinity of Jesus, the Trinity, and the divine origins of the Bible itself are the results of both intentional and ac
The Language of the Goddess
Marija Gimbutas · 388 pages
History of religious symbols about the dominance of the Great Goddess based on archeological finds and art.
The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
Carlo Ginzburg · 177 pages
The Mind of the Maker
Dorothy L. Sayers · 229 pages
If I Had Lunch with C.S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C.S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life
Alister E. McGrath
Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
Frederick Buechner · 97 pages
Gift of Union Presby. Church Sustain Trust Fund.
Parallel Myths
J.F. Bierlein · 353 pages
An entertaining and thought-provoking look at the common threads woven through the world's greatest myths -- and the central role they have played through time.
God: A Biography
Jack Miles · 446 pages
Miles shows us God in the guise of a great literary character, the hero of the Old Testament. In a close, careful, and inspired reading of that testament - book by book, verse by verse - God is seen from his first appearance as Creator to his last as Ancient of Days. The God whom Miles reveals to us is a warrior whose greatest battle is with himself. We see God torn by conflicting urges. To his o