What are some good books on religion?

Question

Can anyone tell me some good books on religion to read?

Also please tell me what religion you identify with.

Answer 1

The Bible =)

Answer 2

everyday practical stuff:

http://zenhabits.net/2007/09/simple-living-manifesto-72-ideas-to-simplify-your-life/



Cereberal:

For the history of magic, superstition, and religion read Frazer's Golden Bough. For the psychology of religion read William James, "The varieties of religious experience" For an overview of world religions get the Oxford Guide to World Religions form the library. Oh yeah, Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces.



For my religion, Roman Catholicism, read CS Lewis, Mere Christianity and read GK Chesterton's orthodoxy. If that's not enough read the Catechism of the Catholic Church.



The final reference is a site with the sacred writings of many traditions



Enjoy.

Answer 3

I agree with 'A' Mankind's Search for God is a great book. It explains the various religions around the world and their origin. Here are the chapters listed in the book

Contents

1. Why Be Interested in Other Religions?

2. Religion—How Did It Begin?

3. Common Threads in Mythology

4. Searching for the Unknown Through Magic and Spiritism

5. Hinduism—A Search for Liberation

6. Buddhism—A Search for Enlightenment Without God

7. Taoism and Confucianism—A Search for Heaven’s Way

8. Shinto—Japan’s Search for God

9. Judaism—Searching for God Through Scripture and Tradition

10. Christianity—Was Jesus the Way to God?

11. Apostasy—The Way to God Blocked

12. Islām—The Way to God by Submission

13. The Reformation—The Search Took a New Turn

14. Modern Disbelief—Should the Search Continue?

15. A Return to the True God

16. The True God and Your Future

It also list the information sources so you can check them out. You can pick it up at you local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Answer 4

The God Virus Darrel Ray

The Lost Book of Enki Zechariah Sitchen

The 12th Planet Zechariah Sitchen

Answer 5

I'm a Christian and can give you a few to look up:



1. The Bible (of course) I recommend reading it in the New King James or New American Standard Version.

2. "Can Man Live without God?" by Ravi Zacharias

3. "Mere Christianity," by C.S. Lewis

4. "Pilgrim's Progress," by John Bunyan

5. "the Everlasting Man," by G.K. Chesterton

6. "When Skeptics Ask," and "When Cultists Ask," by Norman Geisler.

7. "The Genesis Question," "the Creator and the Cosmos," "the Origins of Life," and "More than a Theory: Revealing a Testable Model for Creation," all by Dr. Hugh Ross (with Fazale Rana on the "Origins" book)

Answer 6

Anything C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell, Hugh Ross, Donita K. Paul, and Ted Dekker.



Start with the Screwtape Letters.

Answer 7

This book is great for understanding Christian beliefs and doctrines. It discusses not only what the beliefs are but how they compare with other Christian denominations and cults. It is very well written, understandable, and isn't preachy at all.



"Conviction Without Compromise: Standing Strong in the Core Beliefs of the Christian Faith," by Norman Geisler and Ron Rhodes.



I have quoted from it often answering questions people have on R&S.





MARANATHA! Come, Lord Jesus, COME!

Answer 8

The Shack



The part when Mac has to confront the embodiment of judgment in the cave was all to real and endearing to me what Jesus may have been thinking when he was crucified. Unbelievable love and forgiveness.

Answer 9

Abraham Hicks

Answer 10

You want the "Bhagavad Gita" translated by Isherwood with the intro by Aldous "Brave New World" Huxley. Porbably at Amazon for $2.00 .



It'sa all the religion you'll ever need.

Answer 11

The Greek Myths by robert graves

this has insights into modern beliefs as well

Answer 12

The Bible is thee best book on the true faith. But if you are seeking a book on religion I suggest you examine the acedemic books on Amazon or such like

Answer 13

Here are a few I have really loved, or that have been recommended to me,



"The Bondage of the Will", by Martin Luther

"The Potter's Freedom", by James White

"Charismatic Chaos" by John MacArthur

"Hard to Believe", by John MacArthur

"The Death of Death in the Death of Christ", by John Owen

"The Pilgrim's Progress", by John Bunyan

of course, "The Holy Bible", by God

Answer 14

Hi,



I think that the book "Mankind's Search for God" is an excellent source for an in-depth look at the world's religions. You may obtain a copy of this publication free of charge at the Kingdom Hall in your area.

Answer 15

Are you looking for a general "World Religions" book, which covers descriptions of various different religions? Or religion from a psychological point of view? If it's the latter, I recommend the following:



- Boyer, Pascal. "Religion Explained". Basic Books, 2002

- Shermer, Michael. "How We Believe". Holt Paperbacks, 2003

- Tremlin, Todd. "Minds and Gods: The Cognitive Foundations of Religion". Oxford University Press, 2006

Answer 16

Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris

Answer 17

The Bible.Christianity

Answer 18

Orthodoxy by G K Chesterton

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer

Answer 19

The Lost Book of Enki



http://joyofsatan.org/



is a great website, so is http://exposingchristianity.com/

Answer 20

A man called Paul, for any religion.

Answer 21

Bible, Mere Christianity by C.S Lewis, Jewel of Medina are some really good books.

Answer 22

Any book on relgion is just someones belief.

Answer 23

I would try reading the holy books of many different realigions(((The bible(christianity)The Torah(judaism) or even the koran**also called the qur`an**the holy book of the muslims))) You learn a lot just by reading what they believe. Also try your local library there are many books about various religions. Wikipedia is also another great place to look i have found that everything on there i have read is all true facts so dont be scared away by rumors.

Hope I helped!!

Answer 24

kama sutra is the #1 book on religion.



it is the only one with any form of credability.

Answer 25

Karen Armstrong has written many books on the world's greatest religions. THE GOLDEN BOUGH talks about native beliefs throughout the world. WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? by Thomas Freidman is fascinating. WHO WROTE THE GOSPELS? taught me much about early Christianity. Some other books that explain Christianity and the Bible are CONSTANTINE'S SWORD, GOD'S SECRETARIES, WIDE AS THE WATERS BE, JESUS MISQUOTED, UNEARTHING JESUS, and THE EVOLUTION OF GOD. For information on a variety of religions go to the 200 section in your local library. The Jesus seminar website www.faithmeetsreason.com has an extensive bibliography of books about Christianity and spirituality that you may enjoy. And Amazon.com has a whole section on RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY. Happy reading!

Answer 26

The Word For Today, Harvest Ministries are among those who have excellent resources for those who want the true teachings of God's Word

Answer 27

"Jesus and the Buddha: The Parallel Sayings" is very good.



http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2000/02/Jesus-And-Buddha-The-Parallel-Sayings.aspx

Answer 28

The End of Faith, The God Delusion are two.

Answer 29

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens

The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris

Answer 30

i really like the god delusion good book, covers many religions

Answer 31

The Holy Bible only. it is truth you need nothing else.



I am a christian, not of religion but the reality of Gods truth. i am non denominational.

Answer 32

The Bible.



The first few are written by ex-atheists.



Mere Christianity/ Screwtape Letters

http://family.christianbook.com/mere-christianity-screwtape-letters-volumes-1/c-s-lewis/9780060731878/pd/31871?event=CF



Case for Christ & Case for Faith - Lee Strobel

http://family.christianbook.com/case-christ-faith-2-volumes-1/lee-strobel/9780310608820/pd/608821?event=CF



The New Evidence that requires a Verdict - Josh McDowell

http://family.christianbook.com/new-evidence-demands-verdict/josh-mcdowell/9780785242192/pd/42199?event=CF



The Science of God Alister McGrath (Phd Molecular BioPhysics)

http://www.amazon.com/Science-God-Introduction-Scientific-Theology/dp/0802828159/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238768939&sr=1-5



The Twilight of Atheism by Alister McGrath

A former atheist who is now one of Christianity’s foremost scholars

http://store.rzim.org/product/tabid/61/p-309-the-twilight-of-atheism.aspx







Prof. Daniel B. Wallace (wrote the textbook on ancient Greek & Greek translation) in an interview in the book "The Case for the Real Jesus" says "It's disturbing that when it comes to the Christian faith, people don't really want, or know how, to investigate the evidence", so I will include some books Daniel Wallace has contributed to.







Reinventing Jesus: How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture

http://family.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=42982X&netp_id=446304&event=ESRCN&item_code=WW&view=covers



Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture's Quest to Unseat the Biblical Christ

http://family.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=226150&event=CF



The Case for the real Jesus - Lee Strobel

http://family.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=242109&event=CF









You can safely skip these,

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens

The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris



I paid a $1 for Hitchen's book at a used book store and it was pathetic, I wish I had bought a coffee as for Dawkins and Harris.... I would be embarrassed to be an atheist if these men are supposed to be speaking for me.



They all are like reading a rant by an angry teen that doesn't care about historicity, accuracy, integrity only ranting.



http://www.amazon.com/Dawkins-GOD-Genes-Memes-Meaning/dp/1405125381

In "Dawkins' GOD: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life" Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project say that Alister McGrath

"Wielding evolutionary arguments and carefully chosen metaphors like sharp swords, Richard Dawkins has emerged over three decades as this generation's most aggressive promoter of atheism. In his view, science, and science alone, provides the only rock worth standing on. In this remarkable book, Alister McGrath challenges Dawkins on the very ground he holds most sacred - rational argument - and McGrath disarms the master. It becomes readily apparent that Dawkins has aimed his attack at a naive version of faith that most serious believers would not recognize. After reading this carefully constructed and eloquently written book, Dawkins' choice of atheism emerges as the most irrational of the available choices about God's existence."



The Dawkins Delusion by Alister McGrath with Joanna Collicutt McGrath

" The God Delusion makes me embarrassed to be an atheist, and the McGraths show why."

Michael Ruse, Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University

http://store.rzim.org/product/tabid/61/p-326-the-dawkins-delusion.aspx



End of Reason by Ravi Zacharias

http://store.rzim.org/product/tabid/61/p-63-the-end-of-reason.aspx

Answer 33

Idiot's Guide to Complete Hinduism by Linda Johnsen.

Answer 34

The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Answer 35

The Vedas, It is the most ancient and perfect. All that you want to know about the Creation, about God, about the soul, etc, is there in a straightforward way, with no place for misinterpretations.

It is better to start with the Srimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is Bhagavat means God and Gita means song, the Lord Himself giving us instructions of different Yoga in how to achieve Him. One example of this wonderful book:



BG 2.23: The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.



BG 2.24: This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.



Bhagavad-gītā As It Is

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta

Teachings of Lord Caitanya

Nectar of Devotion

The Nectar of Instruction

The Topmost Yoga System

The Krishna Book

Teachings of Lord Kapila

Teachings of Queen ****ī

Śrī Brahma-saṃhitā

Śrī Īśopaniṣad

Mukunda-mālā-stotra

Nārada Bhakti Sūtra

Śrī Śikṣaṣtaka

Answer 36

These are books on Spirituality, two e-books free online reading:



a] BEYOND THE HIMALAYAS

http://macdonaldbayne.homestead.com/getAch1bey.html



b] THE YOGA OF THE CHRIST

http://murdomacdonaldbayneyoga.homestead.com/1Yogaindex.html



Other spiritual books by the same author:

http://macdonaldbayne.homestead.com/prices.html

Answer 37

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. It's my favorite.

Answer 38

Turner Diaries-- written by Andrew MacDonald

this book inspired me and help me get a clear veiw of the world

and made me feel in powerd

Answer 39

http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/

Answer 40

The Bible

Answer 41

Start with the Word of God

Answer 42

The Bible and Lee Strobel: The case for faith

Im Christian

Answer 43

One of the best is "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel is a good read. Strobel is an investigative journalist, so he made this really interesting.



This is his site; Author Website:

http://www.leestrobel.com



Another interesting read is "The Handwriting on the Wall" by David Jeremiah, with C.C. Carlson



Another author whom I like is now deceased Dr. Henry M. Morris, who was both a Christian and a Scientist.



If you have not guessed it by now, I am Christian.

Answer 44

I am a Muslim, but I recommend you read Torah, BibleS and The Holy Quran and compare and see which one is more logical and real and true. Nothing is better than to start from the sources to learn. It's normal that anyone would like you to read what they believe in, but if u r a seeker of truth, it would be more profitable and reasonable to read all holy books and compare.

May God lead us to the Right Path, Amen

Answer 45

Try:



LAMB:The gospel according to Biff, Crist's childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore.

Answer 46

The Koran.



www.islam-guide.com

Answer 47

The KJV Bible.

Answer 48

Intelligent design.

free download from www.rael.org

you will need the Bible at hand when you read Intelligent design...

Answer 49

"Breaking the Spell" by Daniel Dennett

Answer 50

I'm sorry, I don't really know any. Other than the supposedly made up ones by dan brown. Go to his web site if you haven't already.



Atheist pride.

Answer 51

Thus Spake Zarathustra

Answer 52

The Bible!

Answer 53

you should read the Quran ..



if you not interest in the history or not..

that is the true history... any way we have to read that...



Islam is the Religion. which is give the good lifestyle and good manner from here & here after.

Answer 54

This is one of the best books I have found:



http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/article_00.htm

Answer 55

Jehovah God's word the Bible is a great place to start and finish.



Steve

Answer 56

the Holy quran

Answer 57

The God Delusion is pretty good



I am an atheist

Answer 58

The Satanic Bible.

Answer 59

BIBLE