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The Courage to Be
by Paul Tillich • 1952
Anxiety is the awareness you might not exist. Courage is the act that says yes anyway.
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The Courage to Be Summary
The Courage to Be 93%
Anxiety is the awareness you might not exist. Courage is the act that says yes anyway.
by Paul Tillich 1952
4.09
4k+ ratings
Fear and Trembling
by Søren Kierkegaard • 1843
Faith suspends morality. Abraham proved it. The rest is an exploration of anguished, silent belief.
4.00
32k+
Fear and Trembling Summary
Fear and Trembling 92%
Faith suspends morality. Abraham proved it. The rest is an exploration of anguished, silent belief.
by Søren Kierkegaard 1843
4.00
32k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox • 2011
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
4.12
121
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness 92%
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
by Gary Cox 2011
4.12
121 ratings
Why I Am Not an Atheist
by Christopher Beha • 2026
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
3.64
94
Why I Am Not an Atheist Summary
Why I Am Not an Atheist 92%
His twin nearly died, then cancer arrived. Atheism had reasons; love had more.
by Christopher Beha 2026
3.64
94 ratings
The Eclipse of God
by Erwin W. Lutzer • 2024
The drive for a more inclusive God didn't expand the circle; it emptied the throne.
4.6
311
The Eclipse of God Summary
The Eclipse of God 92%
The drive for a more inclusive God didn't expand the circle; it emptied the throne.
by Erwin W. Lutzer 2024
4.6
311 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 92%
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
Philosophy of Existence
by Karl Jaspers • 1938
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
3.79
323
Philosophy of Existence Summary
Philosophy of Existence 91%
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
by Karl Jaspers 1938
3.79
323 ratings
The Concept of Anxiety
by Søren Kierkegaard • 1844
Every sin begins with vertigo: the sudden awareness that you are free. That changes everything.
3.95
3k+
The Concept of Anxiety Summary
The Concept of Anxiety 91%
Every sin begins with vertigo: the sudden awareness that you are free. That changes everything.
by Søren Kierkegaard 1844
3.95
3k+ ratings
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
4.09
314
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 91%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
A Third Testament
by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1976
Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.
3.94
268
A Third Testament Summary
A Third Testament 91%
Seven lives across fifteen centuries that refused a world without God.
by Malcolm Muggeridge 1976
3.94
268 ratings
Between Heaven and Hell
by Peter Kreeft • 1982
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
3.92
2k+
Between Heaven and Hell Summary
Between Heaven and Hell 91%
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
by Peter Kreeft 1982
3.92
2k+ ratings
Very Little...Almost Nothing
by Simon Critchley • 2004
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
3.89
132
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing 91%
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
by Simon Critchley 2004
3.89
132 ratings
Gravity and Grace
by Simone Weil • 1947
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
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4k+
Gravity and Grace Summary
Gravity and Grace 91%
The soul falls by its own weight. Grace lifts those who cease demanding that suffering make sense.
by Simone Weil 1947
4.26
4k+ ratings
The Idea of the Holy
by Rudolf Otto • 1917
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
4.03
2k+
The Idea of the Holy Summary
The Idea of the Holy 91%
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
by Rudolf Otto 1917
4.03
2k+ 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 91%
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
Existentialism
by Thomas R. Flynn • 2006
Your choices are all you are: a brief guide to the philosophy of radical freedom.
3.49
2k+
Existentialism Summary
Existentialism 91%
Your choices are all you are: a brief guide to the philosophy of radical freedom.
by Thomas R. Flynn 2006
3.49
2k+ ratings
Existentialism
by Robert C. Solomon • 1974
No fixed human nature, only your choices. Each one invents you and implicates everyone else.
4.07
384
Existentialism Summary
Existentialism 91%
No fixed human nature, only your choices. Each one invents you and implicates everyone else.
by Robert C. Solomon 1974
4.07
384 ratings
Knowledge and Christian Belief
by Alvin Plantinga • 2015
What if Christian belief needs no arguments to be rational? The real fight is over truth.
4.10
656
Knowledge and Christian Belief Summary
Knowledge and Christian Belief 91%
What if Christian belief needs no arguments to be rational? The real fight is over truth.
by Alvin Plantinga 2015
4.10
656 ratings
I and Thou
by Martin Buber • 1923
Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.
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I and Thou Summary
I and Thou 91%
Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.
by Martin Buber 1923
4.07
12k+ ratings
What's Your Worldview?
by James N. Anderson • 2014
The choose-your-own-path book that maps what you actually believe about God, truth, and meaning.
3.75
680
What's Your Worldview? Summary
What's Your Worldview? 91%
The choose-your-own-path book that maps what you actually believe about God, truth, and meaning.
by James N. Anderson 2014
3.75
680 ratings
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't
by Gavin Ortlund • 2021
The case for God that starts not with arguments but with beauty, music, and longing.
4.51
609
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't Summary
Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't 90%
The case for God that starts not with arguments but with beauty, music, and longing.
by Gavin Ortlund 2021
4.51
609 ratings
The Quest for God
by Paul Johnson • 1996
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
3.56
124
The Quest for God Summary
The Quest for God 90%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 ratings
God's Problem
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2008
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
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6k+
God's Problem Summary
God's Problem 90%
Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2008
3.95
6k+ ratings
Pensieri. Blaise Pascal
by Blaise Pascal • 1670
Great and wretched, fleeing mortality: the human paradox that only one bet resolves.
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Pensieri. Blaise Pascal Summary
Pensieri. Blaise Pascal 90%
Great and wretched, fleeing mortality: the human paradox that only one bet resolves.
by Blaise Pascal 1670
3.94
15k+ ratings
We Who Wrestle with God
by Jordan B. Peterson • 2024
Genesis as a map of the psyche: lose the story, lose the structure of meaning.
3.93
4k+
We Who Wrestle with God Summary
We Who Wrestle with God 90%
Genesis as a map of the psyche: lose the story, lose the structure of meaning.
by Jordan B. Peterson 2024
3.93
4k+ ratings
Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity
by Christopher Kaczor • 2021
Jordan Peterson recovered the psychology of Genesis; what his framework cannot supply is redemption.
4.22
252
Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity Summary
Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity 90%
Jordan Peterson recovered the psychology of Genesis; what his framework cannot supply is redemption.
by Christopher Kaczor 2021
4.22
252 ratings
The Gnostic Religion
by Hans Jonas • 1958
Cosmos as prison, creator as enemy: the ancient heresy that prefigured existentialism.
4.23
475
The Gnostic Religion Summary
The Gnostic Religion 90%
Cosmos as prison, creator as enemy: the ancient heresy that prefigured existentialism.
by Hans Jonas 1958
4.23
475 ratings
The Cost of Discipleship
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1937
When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.
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The Cost of Discipleship Summary
The Cost of Discipleship 90%
When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1937
4.29
51k+ ratings
The Experience of God
by David Bentley Hart • 2013
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
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2k+
The Experience of God Summary
The Experience of God 90%
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
by David Bentley Hart 2013
4.25
2k+ ratings
Catholicism
by Robert Barron • 2011
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
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4k+
Catholicism Summary
Catholicism 90%
God became flesh. Church, saints, sacraments, your own story: everything Catholic starts there.
by Robert Barron 2011
4.50
4k+ ratings
Jacques Derrida
by Christopher Watkin • 2017
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
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44
Jacques Derrida Summary
Jacques Derrida 90%
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
by Christopher Watkin 2017
4.36
44 ratings
Why Does the World Exist?
by Jim Holt • 2011
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
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7k+
Why Does the World Exist? Summary
Why Does the World Exist? 90%
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
by Jim Holt 2011
3.81
7k+ ratings
Orthodoxy
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
Reason, followed to the end, leads to Christian orthodoxy. It's far wilder than you expect.
4.20
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Orthodoxy Summary
Orthodoxy 90%
Reason, followed to the end, leads to Christian orthodoxy. It's far wilder than you expect.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
4.20
43k+ ratings
Reason and Religious Belief
by Michael Peterson • 1990
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
3.88
264
Reason and Religious Belief Summary
Reason and Religious Belief 90%
What philosophers actually argue about God: the key debates, from proofs and evil to pluralism.
by Michael Peterson 1990
3.88
264 ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
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53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel 90%
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017
4.00
53 ratings
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1943
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
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Being and Nothingness Summary
Being and Nothingness 90%
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943
3.99
35k+ ratings
God in Search of Man
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1955
The real religious question isn't 'Does God exist?' but 'Am I present enough to notice?'
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God in Search of Man Summary
God in Search of Man 90%
The real religious question isn't 'Does God exist?' but 'Am I present enough to notice?'
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1955
4.40
2k+ ratings
The Stillborn God
by Mark Lilla • 2007
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
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289
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 90%
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
by Mark Lilla 2007
3.60
289 ratings
The Ethics of Ambiguity
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1947
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
4.17
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The Ethics of Ambiguity Summary
The Ethics of Ambiguity 90%
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1947
4.17
8k+ ratings
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas
by Harold S. Kushner • 1981
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
4.03
20k+
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas Summary
Cuando a la Gente Buena Le Pasan Cosas Malas 90%
Why suffering strikes without reason, and how a limited God can still offer comfort and community.
by Harold S. Kushner 1981
4.03
20k+ ratings
God
by Dan Barker • 2016
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
3.90
838
God Summary
God 90%
Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.
by Dan Barker 2016
3.90
838 ratings
The Wounded Healer
by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971
Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.
4.23
13k+
The Wounded Healer Summary
The Wounded Healer 90%
Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.
by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971
4.23
13k+ ratings
Religion and the Rebel
by Colin Wilson • 1957
The rebel craving spiritual intensity is not broken: he is civilization's healthy warning symptom.
4.08
249
Religion and the Rebel Summary
Religion and the Rebel 90%
The rebel craving spiritual intensity is not broken: he is civilization's healthy warning symptom.
by Colin Wilson 1957
4.08
249 ratings
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts
by David Torevell • 2023
The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts Summary
Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts 90%
The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.
by David Torevell 2023
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 90%
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011
4.40
1k+ ratings
The Weight of Glory
by C.S. Lewis • 1949
What if your restlessness is a homing signal, tuned to a satisfaction this world cannot provide?
4.39
27k+
The Weight of Glory Summary
The Weight of Glory 90%
What if your restlessness is a homing signal, tuned to a satisfaction this world cannot provide?
by C.S. Lewis 1949
4.39
27k+ ratings
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1944
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
3.91
2k+
What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism? 90%
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Problem of Pain
by C.S. Lewis • 1940
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
4.13
75k+
The Problem of Pain Summary
The Problem of Pain 90%
Suffering is the cost of free will in a world where love perfects rather than pampers.
by C.S. Lewis 1940
4.13
75k+ ratings
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 90%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 ratings
Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris • 2006
The same skepticism Christians apply to Islam leads straight to atheism, with life or death stakes.
3.99
43k+
Letter to a Christian Nation Summary
Letter to a Christian Nation 90%
The same skepticism Christians apply to Islam leads straight to atheism, with life or death stakes.
by Sam Harris 2006
3.99
43k+ ratings
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