Religion and Spirituality

Autonomy, Axiom, Alfred Jules Ayer
A Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Religion
by Anthony C. Thiselton, M.Th., Ph.D., D.D.
In the broad, popular sense of the term autonomy denotes freedom from external constraints to set one's own norms or rules of conduct, or in social applications of the word self-determination or self-government. It derives historically from the Greek auto

The Conquest of Fear
by Basil King
It is obvious that one could not dwell much on the power of the life-principle without coming sooner or later to the thought of God. As already hinted, I did not come to it at once because my conception of God made Him of so little use to me.

The Life of the Spirit and the Life of Today
by Evelyn Underhill
This book has been called 'The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day' in order to emphasize as much as possible the practical, here-and-now nature of its subject; and specially to combat the idea that the spiritual life - or the mystic life

Quit Your Worrying!
by George Wharton James
Misunderstandings, misconceptions, and ignorance in regard to what really is religion have caused countless millions to mourn - and worry; indeed, far more to worry than to mourn. Religion should be a joyous thing, the bringing of the son and daughter

Health and Education
by Rev. Charles Kingsley
Having accepted the very great honour of being allowed to deliver here two lectures, I have chosen as my subject Superstition and Science. It is with Superstition that this first lecture will deal.

Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness
by John Mather Austin
There are few subjects so generally uninteresting to the youthful as Religion. The great majority prefer to have their attention called in any other direction, and to be addressed on any topic, rather than this, which, in fact, is the most important

Modern Religious Cults and Movements
by Gaius Glenn Atkins
The last thirty years, though as dates go this is only an approximation, have witnessed a marked development of religious cults and movements largely outside the lines of historic Catholicism and Protestantism.

Evening Round-Up
by William Crosbie Hunter
Many churches today are running to extremes one way or the other. On the one hand they are conducted along the lines of form, ceremony and ritualism, while the other extreme is excitement, ecstasy and enthusiasm.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
by Patañjali
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. Yet they contain the essence of practical wisdom, set forth in admirable order and detail.

Religion, a Dialogue
by Arthur Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer is one of the few philosophers who can be generally understood without a commentary. All his theories claim to be drawn direct from the facts, to be suggested by observation, and to interpret the world as it is; and whatever view he takes

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
by Voltaire
I meditated last night; I was absorbed in the contemplation of nature; I admired the immensity, the course, the harmony of these infinite globes which the vulgar do not know how to admire.

The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature
by William James
It is with no small amount of trepidation that I take my place behind this desk, and face this learned audience. To us Americans, the experience of receiving instruction from the living voice, as well as from the books, of European scholars

Heart and Soul by Maveric Post
by Victor Mapes
All about us are living things - plants, fish, animals - whose existence, as far as we know, seems limited to these simple considerations. They form part of man's life - one side of his nature - the animal side.

On a Mission
The Mormon Way of Doing Business: Leadership and Success Through Faith and Family
by Jeff Benedict, J.D.
What do the CEOs of JetBlue Airways, Dell Computers, Deloitte & Touche, and Madison Square Garden have in common with the CFO of American Express and the former dean of the Harvard Business School?

How to Find the Grail
Da Vinci Decoded
by Michael J. Gelb
In Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code the protagonists, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu, find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger as they seek to track down the Holy Grail

The Curriculum
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it

Introduction
The Beginning of Wisdom
by Leon R. Kass, M.D., Ph.D.
This book offers a philosophic reading of the book of Genesis. Addressed to believers and nonbelievers alike, it should be of special interest to thoughtful children of skeptics, people who (like the author) now have good reason to want to see for

Room at the Inn
Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
by Martha Beck, Ph.D.
Leaving the Saints is an unforgettable memoir about one woman's spiritual quest and journey toward faith. As 'Mormon royalty' within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church's high elders

The Only True God
God Against the Gods
by Jonathan Kirsch
Monotheism, by contrast, insists that only a single deity is worthy of worship for the simple reason that only a single deity exists. On this point, Judaism, Christianity and Islam agree, at least in principle: the deity that is variously called 'Yahweh'

Separation of Church and State
How the Republicans Stole Christmas : Why the Religious Right is Wrong about Faith & Politics and What We Can Do to Make it Right
by Bill Press
For decades, Press argues, conservative preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and James Dobson-joined by most Catholic bishops-have defined religion so narrowly that Democrats and liberals have been pushed outside the fold.