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Paris Talks
by Abdu'l-Bahá • 1969
A series of Paris addresses that map the path from private spiritual seeking to global disarmament.
4.82
305
Paris Talks Summary
Paris Talks 93%
A series of Paris addresses that map the path from private spiritual seeking to global disarmament.
by Abdu'l-Bahá 1969
4.82
305 ratings
Holy Envy
by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
4.39
6k+
Holy Envy Summary
Holy Envy 89%
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019
4.39
6k+ ratings
Essential Sufism
by James Fadiman • 1997
The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.
4.07
978
Essential Sufism Summary
Essential Sufism 88%
The heart of Sufism: love, remembrance, and service dissolve the wall between self and God.
by James Fadiman 1997
4.07
978 ratings
Practical Sufism
by Phillip Gowins • 2010
A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.
3.63
32
Practical Sufism Summary
Practical Sufism 88%
A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.
by Phillip Gowins 2010
3.63
32 ratings
Man Is Not Alone
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
4.41
690
Man Is Not Alone Summary
Man Is Not Alone 88%
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951
4.41
690 ratings
The Koran
by Anonymous
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
4.38
73k+
The Koran Summary
The Koran 88%
One God, one final messenger: the revelation that calls every soul to judgment.
by Anonymous
4.38
73k+ ratings
The Battle for God
by Karen Armstrong • 2000
Fundamentalism is not faith's past. It is modernity's child, and opposition only feeds it.
3.95
7k+
The Battle for God Summary
The Battle for God 88%
Fundamentalism is not faith's past. It is modernity's child, and opposition only feeds it.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
3.95
7k+ ratings
Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson • 2024
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
4.01
2k+
Reading Genesis Summary
Reading Genesis 88%
Genesis is not history. It is a sustained argument for God's goodness, centuries in the making.
by Marilynne Robinson 2024
4.01
2k+ ratings
Living Buddha, Living Christ
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1997
A Zen master reads the Gospels and finds the Holy Spirit on the meditation cushion.
4.17
19k+
Living Buddha, Living Christ Summary
Living Buddha, Living Christ 88%
A Zen master reads the Gospels and finds the Holy Spirit on the meditation cushion.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997
4.17
19k+ ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 88%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
Faith Under Fire
by Andrew White • 2011
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
4.16
137
Faith Under Fire Summary
Faith Under Fire 88%
The Christians who suffer most are often the most joyful. A Baghdad vicar explains why.
by Andrew White 2011
4.16
137 ratings
The Spiritual Physics of Light
by Aaron D. Franklin • 2021
Light's physics is a model for spiritual truth: how God speaks, purifies, and transforms us.
4.31
416
The Spiritual Physics of Light Summary
The Spiritual Physics of Light 88%
Light's physics is a model for spiritual truth: how God speaks, purifies, and transforms us.
by Aaron D. Franklin 2021
4.31
416 ratings
A History of God
by Karen Armstrong • 1993
Humans invented God, then redesigned him again and again. The full 4000-year story.
3.89
53k+
A History of God Summary
A History of God 88%
Humans invented God, then redesigned him again and again. The full 4000-year story.
by Karen Armstrong 1993
3.89
53k+ ratings
Demystifying Islam
by Harris Zafar • 2014
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
3.83
29
Demystifying Islam Summary
Demystifying Islam 88%
Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.
by Harris Zafar 2014
3.83
29 ratings
Peace Pilgrim
by Peace Pilgrim • 1983
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
4.25
749
Peace Pilgrim Summary
Peace Pilgrim 88%
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
by Peace Pilgrim 1983
4.25
749 ratings
The Great Partnership
by Jonathan Sacks • 2011
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
4.40
1k+
The Great Partnership Summary
The Great Partnership 88%
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011
4.40
1k+ ratings
The Book of Mysteries
by Jonathan Cahn • 2016
A year in the desert: one Hebrew mystery a day, from a jar to the infinite.
4.50
2k+
The Book of Mysteries Summary
The Book of Mysteries 87%
A year in the desert: one Hebrew mystery a day, from a jar to the infinite.
by Jonathan Cahn 2016
4.50
2k+ ratings
Muhammad
by Karen Armstrong • 2006
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
4.08
3k+
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad 87%
The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.
by Karen Armstrong 2006
4.08
3k+ ratings
Spiritual Gems of Islam
by Jamal Rahman • 2012
The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.
4.43
168
Spiritual Gems of Islam Summary
Spiritual Gems of Islam 87%
The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.
by Jamal Rahman 2012
4.43
168 ratings
Purification of the Heart
by Hamza Yusuf • 2004
Your heart is sicker than you think. Here is the diagnostic manual and the Islamic prescription.
4.53
4k+
Purification of the Heart Summary
Purification of the Heart 87%
Your heart is sicker than you think. Here is the diagnostic manual and the Islamic prescription.
by Hamza Yusuf 2004
4.53
4k+ ratings
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science
by Maurice Bucaille • 1976
A French doctor compares scripture to science: the Qur'an is uniquely accurate where the Bible errs.
4.00
2k+
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science Summary
The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science 87%
A French doctor compares scripture to science: the Qur'an is uniquely accurate where the Bible errs.
by Maurice Bucaille 1976
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Year of Living like Jesus
by Edward G. Dobson • 2009
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
3.47
549
The Year of Living like Jesus Summary
The Year of Living like Jesus 87%
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
by Edward G. Dobson 2009
3.47
549 ratings
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad • 1954
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
4.49
6k+
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca 87%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
Islam and the Destiny of Man
by Charles Le Gai Eaton • 1985
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
4.40
1k+
Islam and the Destiny of Man Summary
Islam and the Destiny of Man 87%
Islam's law, art, and mysticism flow from one claim: Divine Unity. A Western convert explains.
by Charles Le Gai Eaton 1985
4.40
1k+ ratings
Justice and Remembrance
by Reza Shah-Kazemi • 2006
To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.
4.41
124
Justice and Remembrance Summary
Justice and Remembrance 87%
To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.
by Reza Shah-Kazemi 2006
4.41
124 ratings
Reclaim Your Heart
by Yasmin Mogahed • 2012
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
4.41
14k+
Reclaim Your Heart Summary
Reclaim Your Heart 87%
Why your attachments keep breaking your heart, and how to find an anchor that holds.
by Yasmin Mogahed 2012
4.41
14k+ ratings
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
by Nabeel Qureshi • 2014
Three dreams told him Christianity was true. The price of believing was losing everyone he loved.
4.59
43k+
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Summary
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus 87%
Three dreams told him Christianity was true. The price of believing was losing everyone he loved.
by Nabeel Qureshi 2014
4.59
43k+ ratings
The Hadith
by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري
The Qur'an is the constitution; this is the case law: 2,600 authenticated sayings of the Prophet.
4.59
2k+
The Hadith Summary
The Hadith 87%
The Qur'an is the constitution; this is the case law: 2,600 authenticated sayings of the Prophet.
by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري
4.59
2k+ ratings
The Prophets
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1962
The prophets saw injustice as a wound in God himself, not just a human failure.
4.40
1k+
The Prophets Summary
The Prophets 87%
The prophets saw injustice as a wound in God himself, not just a human failure.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1962
4.40
1k+ ratings
Nine and a Half Mystics
by Herbert Weiner • 1997
A Reform rabbi searches for living mystics and finds Kabbalah's ancient fire still burning.
4.03
68
Nine and a Half Mystics Summary
Nine and a Half Mystics 87%
A Reform rabbi searches for living mystics and finds Kabbalah's ancient fire still burning.
by Herbert Weiner 1997
4.03
68 ratings
Sacred Nature
by Karen Armstrong • 2022
Our environmental crisis is a spiritual one, and the blueprint is older than scripture.
3.67
2k+
Sacred Nature Summary
Sacred Nature 87%
Our environmental crisis is a spiritual one, and the blueprint is older than scripture.
by Karen Armstrong 2022
3.67
2k+ ratings
Happy are You Poor
by Thomas Dubay • 1981
Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.
4.39
727
Happy are You Poor Summary
Happy are You Poor 87%
Radical poverty is not for saints alone. It is the normal Christian life, and it is joyful.
by Thomas Dubay 1981
4.39
727 ratings
Seeds of the Word
by Robert Barron • 2015
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
4.31
372
Seeds of the Word Summary
Seeds of the Word 87%
Your favorite movie already knows the Gospel. Not a coincidence: it is the opening.
by Robert Barron 2015
4.31
372 ratings
Secular Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor • 2017
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
3.88
289
Secular Buddhism Summary
Secular Buddhism 87%
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
by Stephen Batchelor 2017
3.88
289 ratings
Christianity After Religion
by Diana Butler Bass • 2012
Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.
4.06
1k+
Christianity After Religion Summary
Christianity After Religion 87%
Institutional religion is dying, but a global spiritual awakening is rising in its place.
by Diana Butler Bass 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
To Heal a Fractured World
by Jonathan Sacks • 2007
Faith is not acceptance but a summons to responsibility: Jewish ethics of justice, love, and repair.
4.56
685
To Heal a Fractured World Summary
To Heal a Fractured World 87%
Faith is not acceptance but a summons to responsibility: Jewish ethics of justice, love, and repair.
by Jonathan Sacks 2007
4.56
685 ratings
The Spiral Staircase
by Karen Armstrong • 2004
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
3.94
9k+
The Spiral Staircase Summary
The Spiral Staircase 87%
A failed nun, an undiagnosed brain disorder, and the world religions that rebuilt her faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2004
3.94
9k+ ratings
Islam
by Karen Armstrong • 2000
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
4.04
11k+
Islam Summary
Islam 87%
Political triumph, not suffering, became Islam's proof of God. That made decline a crisis of faith.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
4.04
11k+ ratings
The Laws of the Sun
by Ryuho Okawa • 2013
Life began on Venus. A cosmic Buddha's path lifts your soul through nine dimensions.
3.57
132
The Laws of the Sun Summary
The Laws of the Sun 87%
Life began on Venus. A cosmic Buddha's path lifts your soul through nine dimensions.
by Ryuho Okawa 2013
3.57
132 ratings
On the Duties of Brotherhood
by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 2016
Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.
On the Duties of Brotherhood Summary
On the Duties of Brotherhood 87%
Al-Ghazali's manual for a brotherhood stronger than blood, where help arrives without being asked.
by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 2016
Sufi Political Thought
by Milad Milani • 2019
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
Sufi Political Thought Summary
Sufi Political Thought 87%
Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.
by Milad Milani 2019
Jainism
by Jeffery D. Long • 2009
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
3.82
118
Jainism Summary
Jainism 87%
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
by Jeffery D. Long 2009
3.82
118 ratings
The Misunderstood Jew
by Amy-Jill Levine • 2006
The New Testament isn't anti-Jewish. Most readings of it are. A Jewish scholar untangles why.
4.07
1k+
The Misunderstood Jew Summary
The Misunderstood Jew 87%
The New Testament isn't anti-Jewish. Most readings of it are. A Jewish scholar untangles why.
by Amy-Jill Levine 2006
4.07
1k+ ratings
Communicating with Allah
by Bassam Saeh • 2018
The prayer you rush through was built to transform you. Learn what the pauses unlock.
4.39
138
Communicating with Allah Summary
Communicating with Allah 87%
The prayer you rush through was built to transform you. Learn what the pauses unlock.
by Bassam Saeh 2018
4.39
138 ratings
Toward a Meaningful Life
by Simon Jacobson • 1995
A roadmap out of modern emptiness: why your soul is starving, and what to feed it.
4.28
561
Toward a Meaningful Life Summary
Toward a Meaningful Life 87%
A roadmap out of modern emptiness: why your soul is starving, and what to feed it.
by Simon Jacobson 1995
4.28
561 ratings
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
3.92
141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All 87%
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021
3.92
141 ratings
Prayers for a Privileged People
by Walter Brueggemann • 2008
What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.
4.44
295
Prayers for a Privileged People Summary
Prayers for a Privileged People 87%
What do you pray when your comfort is the problem? A theologian's language for the privileged.
by Walter Brueggemann 2008
4.44
295 ratings
The First Jewish Environmentalist
by Yuval Jobani • 2023
Called Zionism back to the land, literally: labor as prayer, veganism as sacred duty.
The First Jewish Environmentalist Summary
The First Jewish Environmentalist 87%
Called Zionism back to the land, literally: labor as prayer, veganism as sacred duty.
by Yuval Jobani 2023
The End of Faith
by Sam Harris • 2004
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
3.89
44k+
The End of Faith Summary
The End of Faith 87%
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
by Sam Harris 2004
3.89
44k+ ratings
A God That Could be Real
by Nancy Ellen Abrams • 2015
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
3.71
276
A God That Could be Real Summary
A God That Could be Real 87%
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
by Nancy Ellen Abrams 2015
3.71
276 ratings
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