The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
Category: Religion | Reading Level: good
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.
The Koran by A.J. Arberry
Category: Religion | Series: Oxford World's Classics
The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims, but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature. In its 114 Suras, or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final expression of God's will and purpose for man. The ...Show more
My Year with God by Svend Brinkmann
Category: Religion
How are Christians capable of believing? Is it faith or delusion? Or is there something wrong with me? I do not believe in spirits, gods, miracles, resurrection or eternal life. But I will seek to cast off my prejudices and give God a chance. At least for a year. Danish writer Svend Brinkmann spent a ye ...Show more
Religion - In the Past, the Present and the Future by Kurt Almqvist (Editor)
Category: Religion
The belief in a governing, universal, celestial principle has followed us through human history. More than 80 per cent of the world's population has a religious affiliation and even in secular states, religion continues to play an important role. The essays in this book investigate the role which religi ...Show more
Bible Companion: The Complete Illustrated Handbook to the Holy Scriptures by BARBARA CALAMARI
Category: Religion
The Bible -- considered the sacred word of God by many in the Western world -- consists of 66 different books composed by a diverse group of prophets, kings, statesmen, shepherds, poets, tax collectors, musicians, fishermen and priests. Spanning a time period of about 1,600 years, written in Hebrew, Ara ...Show more
FORGOTTEN TRUTH by SMITH HUSTON
Category: Religion | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
This classic companion to The World's Religions articulates the remarkable unity that underlies the world's religious traditions