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Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 96%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume • 1748
If a book contains neither math nor experiment, it is worthless. A philosopher explains why.
3.94
23k+
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Summary
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 96%
If a book contains neither math nor experiment, it is worthless. A philosopher explains why.
by David Hume 1748
3.94
23k+ ratings
Where the Conflict Really Lies
by Alvin Plantinga • 2011
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
4.02
1k+
Where the Conflict Really Lies Summary
Where the Conflict Really Lies 94%
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
by Alvin Plantinga 2011
4.02
1k+ 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 94%
What if Christian belief needs no arguments to be rational? The real fight is over truth.
by Alvin Plantinga 2015
4.10
656 ratings
The Great Guide
by Julian Baggini • 2021
The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.
3.86
197
The Great Guide Summary
The Great Guide 94%
The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.
by Julian Baggini 2021
3.86
197 ratings
A Reasonable Response
by William Lane Craig • 2013
The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.
3.96
125
A Reasonable Response Summary
A Reasonable Response 93%
The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.
by William Lane Craig 2013
3.96
125 ratings
The Experience of God
by David Bentley Hart • 2013
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
4.25
2k+
The Experience of God Summary
The Experience of God 93%
The God most atheists reject was never the one classical theology actually proposed.
by David Bentley Hart 2013
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Age of Reason
by Thomas Paine • 1794
God's word is the universe, not a book. Everything else is hearsay passed off as revelation.
4.12
9k+
The Age of Reason Summary
The Age of Reason 93%
God's word is the universe, not a book. Everything else is hearsay passed off as revelation.
by Thomas Paine 1794
4.12
9k+ ratings
Gunning for God
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Atheist arguments against God collapse under their own logic. A mathematician shows the math.
4.32
819
Gunning for God Summary
Gunning for God 93%
Atheist arguments against God collapse under their own logic. A mathematician shows the math.
by John C. Lennox 2011
4.32
819 ratings
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley • 1988
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
3.83
1k+
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 93%
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
by George Berkeley 1988
3.83
1k+ ratings
Jesus Among Other Gods
by Ravi Zacharias • 2000
Other founders pointed to a path. One claimed to be the destination. The case for that breach.
4.14
11k+
Jesus Among Other Gods Summary
Jesus Among Other Gods 93%
Other founders pointed to a path. One claimed to be the destination. The case for that breach.
by Ravi Zacharias 2000
4.14
11k+ ratings
Stealing from God
by Frank Turek • 2014
Atheism's best case against God depends on things that don't exist under atheism.
4.37
2k+
Stealing from God Summary
Stealing from God 93%
Atheism's best case against God depends on things that don't exist under atheism.
by Frank Turek 2014
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Reason for God
by Timothy J. Keller • 2008
Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.
4.23
76k+
The Reason for God Summary
The Reason for God 93%
Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.
by Timothy J. Keller 2008
4.23
76k+ ratings
God, Freedom, and Evil
by Alvin Plantinga • 1973
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
4.04
1k+
God, Freedom, and Evil Summary
God, Freedom, and Evil 93%
Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.
by Alvin Plantinga 1973
4.04
1k+ ratings
Irreligion
by John Allen Paulos • 2008
A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.
3.66
2k+
Irreligion Summary
Irreligion 92%
A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.
by John Allen Paulos 2008
3.66
2k+ ratings
Miracles - C. S. Lewis
by C.S. Lewis • 1947
A worldview that reduces reason to brain chemistry demolishes its own claim to truth.
4.05
21k+
Miracles - C. S. Lewis Summary
Miracles - C. S. Lewis 92%
A worldview that reduces reason to brain chemistry demolishes its own claim to truth.
by C.S. Lewis 1947
4.05
21k+ ratings
God and Stephen Hawking
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
4.12
1k+
God and Stephen Hawking Summary
God and Stephen Hawking 92%
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
by John C. Lennox 2011
4.12
1k+ ratings
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
3.65
1k+
Psychology Summary
Psychology 92%
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
by Gillian Butler 1998
3.65
1k+ ratings
God's Undertaker
by John C. Lennox • 2002
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
4.25
2k+
God's Undertaker Summary
God's Undertaker 92%
Cosmology, biology, and history do not point away from a creator; they point toward one.
by John C. Lennox 2002
4.25
2k+ ratings
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
by Amir D. Aczel • 2013
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
3.79
658
Why Science Does Not Disprove God Summary
Why Science Does Not Disprove God 92%
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
by Amir D. Aczel 2013
3.79
658 ratings
Believe
by Ross Douthat • 2025
Fine-tuning, consciousness, and mystical experience point the same way. The secular default fails.
3.76
2k+
Believe Summary
Believe 92%
Fine-tuning, consciousness, and mystical experience point the same way. The secular default fails.
by Ross Douthat 2025
3.76
2k+ 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 92%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 ratings
The Consequences of Ideas
by R.C. Sproul • 1988
Philosophy's stark choice: Kant's closed door or Aquinas's open one. Fallout, from Thales to Sartre.
4.18
2k+
The Consequences of Ideas Summary
The Consequences of Ideas 92%
Philosophy's stark choice: Kant's closed door or Aquinas's open one. Fallout, from Thales to Sartre.
by R.C. Sproul 1988
4.18
2k+ 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 92%
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 God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins • 2006
Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.
3.90
284k+
The God Delusion Summary
The God Delusion 92%
Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.
by Richard Dawkins 2006
3.90
284k+ 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
43k+
Orthodoxy Summary
Orthodoxy 92%
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
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 92%
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
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by George Berkeley • 1710
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
3.71
3k+
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Summary
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 92%
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
by George Berkeley 1710
3.71
3k+ ratings
The Question of God
by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. • 1988
Freud and Lewis took opposite sides on God. Their lives became evidence their arguments could not.
4.02
5k+
The Question of God Summary
The Question of God 92%
Freud and Lewis took opposite sides on God. Their lives became evidence their arguments could not.
by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. 1988
4.02
5k+ ratings
Can Science Explain Everything?
by John C. Lennox • 2019
Science has limits. A mathematician explores the evidence for Christianity that reason demands.
4.36
2k+
Can Science Explain Everything? Summary
Can Science Explain Everything? 92%
Science has limits. A mathematician explores the evidence for Christianity that reason demands.
by John C. Lennox 2019
4.36
2k+ ratings
Outgrowing God
by Richard Dawkins • 2019
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
4.06
6k+
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God 92%
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
by Richard Dawkins 2019
4.06
6k+ ratings
Breaking the Spell
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2006
Our brains are built for belief. How evolution, cognition, and culture invented the gods.
3.89
13k+
Breaking the Spell Summary
Breaking the Spell 92%
Our brains are built for belief. How evolution, cognition, and culture invented the gods.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2006
3.89
13k+ ratings
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 92%
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
by Sam Harris 2004
3.89
44k+ 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
God Is Not Great
by Christopher Hitchens • 2007
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
3.96
113k+
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great 91%
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
by Christopher Hitchens 2007
3.96
113k+ ratings
Undeniable
by Douglas Axe • 2016
Natural selection fine-tunes, never invents. The math making life's origin by accident impossible.
4.05
673
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable 91%
Natural selection fine-tunes, never invents. The math making life's origin by accident impossible.
by Douglas Axe 2016
4.05
673 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
The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton • 1925
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
4.16
11k+
The Everlasting Man Summary
The Everlasting Man 91%
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
by G.K. Chesterton 1925
4.16
11k+ ratings
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell • 1912
Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.
3.90
19k+
The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy 91%
Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.
by Bertrand Russell 1912
3.90
19k+ ratings
The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask
by Mark Mittelberg • 2010
Nine questions Christians dread, and the counter-questions that turn skeptics into seekers.
3.95
738
The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask Summary
The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask 91%
Nine questions Christians dread, and the counter-questions that turn skeptics into seekers.
by Mark Mittelberg 2010
3.95
738 ratings
Confronting Christianity
by Rebecca McLaughlin • 2019
Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.
4.29
7k+
Confronting Christianity Summary
Confronting Christianity 91%
Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.
by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019
4.29
7k+ ratings
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
by Justin Brierley • 2023
New Atheism collapsed. The thinkers who buried God are now Christianity's unlikely defenders.
4.37
763
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God Summary
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God 91%
New Atheism collapsed. The thinkers who buried God are now Christianity's unlikely defenders.
by Justin Brierley 2023
4.37
763 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 91%
Science explains. Religion gives meaning. The West kept the first and is losing the second.
by Jonathan Sacks 2011
4.40
1k+ ratings
Panentheism
by John W. Cooper • 2006
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
4.23
48
Panentheism Summary
Panentheism 91%
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
by John W. Cooper 2006
4.23
48 ratings
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley • 1713
Matter is a useless hypothesis. Two men argue, and by the end, the physical world vanishes.
3.74
2k+
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 91%
Matter is a useless hypothesis. Two men argue, and by the end, the physical world vanishes.
by George Berkeley 1713
3.74
2k+ ratings
Reasons to Believe
by Scott Hahn • 2007
The Catholic faith explained with scripture and logic: no blind leaps, no memorized scripts.
4.21
2k+
Reasons to Believe Summary
Reasons to Believe 91%
The Catholic faith explained with scripture and logic: no blind leaps, no memorized scripts.
by Scott Hahn 2007
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Great Agnostic
by Susan Jacoby • 2013
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
4.04
720
The Great Agnostic Summary
The Great Agnostic 91%
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
by Susan Jacoby 2013
4.04
720 ratings
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
by John C. Lennox • 2020
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
4.05
857
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? 91%
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020
4.05
857 ratings
Happiness and Contemplation
by Josef Pieper • 1957
We were made for contemplation: everything else, from work to politics, is just preparation.
4.45
248
Happiness and Contemplation Summary
Happiness and Contemplation 91%
We were made for contemplation: everything else, from work to politics, is just preparation.
by Josef Pieper 1957
4.45
248 ratings
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar
by Thomas Cathcart • 2007
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
3.76
18k+
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 91%
Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.
by Thomas Cathcart 2007
3.76
18k+ ratings
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