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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Varieties of Religious Experience
William James · 470 pages
This is one of the most remarkable books ever written about religious experience. James captures the reader’s attention with vivid instances of religious experience collected from diverse sources, including classical religious texts, newspaper articles, and clinical studies. In this collection of Gifford lectures given in Scotland in 1901, James analyzes religious experience, using wonderful examp
On the Incarnation
Athanasius of Alexandria · 120 pages
On Christian Doctrine
Augustine of Hippo · 1,278 pages
The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit
Anonymous · 143 pages
"When all the ties that bind the heart are unloosened, then a mortal becomes immortal." The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 BCE by sages and poets, form part of the Vedas -- the sacred and ancient scriptures that are the basis of the Hindu religion. Each Upanishad, or lesson, takes up a theme ranging from the attainment of spiritual bliss to karma an
The Everlasting Man
G.K. Chesterton · 268 pages
The Everlasting Man is inspired by H. G. Wells’ The Outline of History, which explains the history of mankind and religion as solely a product of natural selection and other material causes. In contrast, G. K. Chesterton presents the case for Christianity throughout history, by illustrating firstly, the uniqueness of man amongst the animals, and secondly, the uniqueness of Christ and the Church am
The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara
Santideva · 224 pages
The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind
Huang Po · 144 pages
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
Emile Durkheim · 416 pages
Bhagavad Gita
Barbara Stoler Miller, Anonymous
The Enchiridion on Faith Hope and Love (Augustine Series 1)
Augustine of Hippo, Bruce Harbert · 144 pages
Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis · 190 pages
First broadcast as informal radio "talks" and later published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality are presented together in Mere Christianity. In his remarkably direct and accessible style, the renowned Christian apologist shows how the power of Christianity manifests itself -- not in any single denomination but as "mere" Christianity, a
The Complete Works
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Karlfried Froehlich · 336 pages
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
John Calvin · 1,800 pages
The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man
Abraham Joshua Heschel · 126 pages
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Swami Satchidananda, Patanjali · 252 pages
The Works of Aurelius Augustine: Writings in connection with the Manichaean heresy, translated by Richard Stothert. 1872
Saint Augustine (of Hippo) · 606 pages
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
Leo Tolstoy · 352 pages
The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
Mircea Eliade · 256 pages
Famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred. Eliade traces manifestations of the sacred from primitive to modern times in terms of space, time, nature, and the cosmos. In doing so he shows how the total human experience of the religious man compares
The Major Works
Anselm of Canterbury · 513 pages
Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion. He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question, to think, and to learn; and he devoted his life to confronting and understanding the most elusive aspects of Christianity. His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
D.T. Suzuki · 136 pages
One of the world’s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student
Waiting for God
Simone Weil · 208 pages
"Emerging from the thought-provoking discussions and correspondence Simone Weil had with the Reverend Father Perrin, this classic collection of essays contains the renowned philosopher and social activist's most profound meditations on the relationship of human life to the realm of the transcendent. An enduring masterwork and "one of the most neglected resources of our century" (Adrienne Rich), Wa