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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorAn End to Suffering: The Buddha in the World
Pankaj Mishra
Myths to Live By
Joseph Campbell · 276 pages
Includes material on "the buffalo-gods, Quetzalcoatls, Buddhas, fairy queens and other such figures."
This is It & Other Essays on Zen & Spiritual Experience
Alan W. Watts · 158 pages
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
Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
C.S. Lewis
Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton · 156 pages
Orthodoxy is G. K. Chesterton’s response to his critics’ assertion that his earlier collection of essays, Heretics, had “merely criticised current philosophies without offering any alternative philosophy.” In his intellectual journey from pagan to agnostic to positivist philosopher, he had attempted to build a philosophy “some ten minutes in advance of the truth.” But when he compared his modern p
For the Time Being
Annie Dillard · 205 pages
Following a novel, a memoir, and a book of poems, Annie Dillard returns to a form of nonfiction she has made her own--now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.This personal narrative surveys the panorama of our world, past and present. Here is a natural history of sand, a catalogue of clouds, a batch of newborns on an obstetrical
Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
N.D. Wilson · 224 pages
The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?
David Bentley Hart · 109 pages
As news reports of the horrific December 2004 tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were quick to seize upon the disaster as proof of either God's power or God's nonexistence, asking over and over, How could a good and loving God -- if such exists -- allow such suffering? In The Doors of the Sea David Bentley Hart speaks at once to those skeptical of Christian faith and to th
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile
John Shelby Spong · 288 pages
An important and respected voice for liberal American Christianity for the past twenty years, Bishop John Shelby Spong integrates his often controversial stands on the Bible, Jesus, theism, and morality into an intelligible creed that speaks to today's thinking Christian. In this compelling and heartfelt book, he sounds a rousing call for a Christianity based on critical thought rather than blind
The Archaic Revival
Terence McKenna · 276 pages
In these essays, interviews, and narrative adventures, McKenna takes us on a mesmerizing journey deep into the Amazon as well as into the hidden recesses of the human psyche and the outer limits of our culture, giving us startling visions of the past and future.
Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
Terry Eagleton · 185 pages
Satan Speaks!
Anton Szandor LaVey, Blanche Barton, Marilyn Manson · 179 pages
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens · 499 pages
Presents excerpts on the subject of religion from the writings of such notable non-believers as John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, H. L. Mencken, Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, and Salman Rushdie.
Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale
Frederick Buechner · 97 pages
Gift of Union Presby. Church Sustain Trust Fund.
Why I Am An Atheist
Bhagat Singh · 30 pages
The Givenness of Things: Essays
Marilynne Robinson · 305 pages
The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating technologies for material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give us hope. In The Givenness of Things, Marilynne Robinson delivers an impassioned critique of our cont
Commentaries on Living 1
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 254 pages
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
C.G. Jung · 244 pages
Fear and Trembling/Repetition
Soren Kierkegaard · 464 pages
The two books comprised in this volume are in greater demand than any other works of Kierkegaard. This preference is a credit to the public taste, for Kierkegaard himself called them "the most perfect books I have written," though in this commendation he included The Concept of Dread, and later stretched it to include Training in Christianity.
Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Alain de Botton · 320 pages
The boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved on by Alain de Botton's inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are of course entirely false - and yet that religions still have some very important things to teach the secular world.
Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It
Krista Tippett · 256 pages
An intimate, thought-provoking, and original appraisal of the meaning of religion in our time—from the creator and host of public radio's Speaking of FaithKrista Tippett, widely becoming known as the Bill Moyers of radio, is one of the country's mostintelligent and insightful commentators on religion, ethics, and the human spirit. With this book,she draws on her own life story and her intimate con
Heaven and Hell
Aldous Huxley · 95 pages
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Bertrand Russell · 245 pages