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How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2005
Universities, science, and human rights emerged not despite the Catholic Church but because of it.
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3k+
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization Summary
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization 95%
Universities, science, and human rights emerged not despite the Catholic Church but because of it.
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2005
4.12
3k+ 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.
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763
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God Summary
The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God 95%
New Atheism collapsed. The thinkers who buried God are now Christianity's unlikely defenders.
by Justin Brierley 2023
4.37
763 ratings
The Victory of Reason
by Rodney Stark • 2005
The 'Dark Ages' were an era of explosive innovation, lit by the Church's obsession with reason.
3.99
927
The Victory of Reason Summary
The Victory of Reason 95%
The 'Dark Ages' were an era of explosive innovation, lit by the Church's obsession with reason.
by Rodney Stark 2005
3.99
927 ratings
The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton • 1925
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
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11k+
The Everlasting Man Summary
The Everlasting Man 94%
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 Patient Ferment of the Early Church
by Alan Kreider • 2016
No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.
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612
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church Summary
The Patient Ferment of the Early Church 94%
No plan. No missionaries. An illegal sect grew by living so differently the empire paid attention.
by Alan Kreider 2016
4.46
612 ratings
The Rise of Christianity
by Rodney Stark • 1996
40% per decade for 300 years. The secret: epidemics, networks, and how Christians treated women.
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2k+
The Rise of Christianity Summary
The Rise of Christianity 94%
40% per decade for 300 years. The secret: epidemics, networks, and how Christians treated women.
by Rodney Stark 1996
4.07
2k+ ratings
Psychology
by Gillian Butler • 1998
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
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1k+
Psychology Summary
Psychology 94%
What psychology actually knows about how you perceive, remember, think, feel, and influence others.
by Gillian Butler 1998
3.65
1k+ ratings
Church History in Plain Language
by Bruce L. Shelley • 1982
The Global South is remaking Christianity. Two thousand years of history explain how we got here.
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6k+
Church History in Plain Language Summary
Church History in Plain Language 94%
The Global South is remaking Christianity. Two thousand years of history explain how we got here.
by Bruce L. Shelley 1982
4.12
6k+ ratings
The Theological Origins of Modernity
by Michael Allen Gillespie • 2008
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
4.23
270
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity 94%
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008
4.23
270 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.
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7k+
The Battle for God Summary
The Battle for God 94%
Fundamentalism is not faith's past. It is modernity's child, and opposition only feeds it.
by Karen Armstrong 2000
3.95
7k+ ratings
Cities of God
by Rodney Stark • 2006
Christianity conquered Rome via port cities, personal ties, and 3.4 percent annual growth.
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473
Cities of God Summary
Cities of God 94%
Christianity conquered Rome via port cities, personal ties, and 3.4 percent annual growth.
by Rodney Stark 2006
3.74
473 ratings
Don't Know Much About the Bible
by Kenneth C. Davis • 1998
Your Sunday school skipped the messy parts: the Bible as a human, centuries-long collaboration.
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Don't Know Much About the Bible Summary
Don't Know Much About the Bible 94%
Your Sunday school skipped the messy parts: the Bible as a human, centuries-long collaboration.
by Kenneth C. Davis 1998
3.87
1k+ ratings
10 Books That Screwed Up the World
by Benjamin Wiker • 2008
Fifteen books rejected God and morality, then the 20th century drowned in blood.
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1k+
10 Books That Screwed Up the World Summary
10 Books That Screwed Up the World 94%
Fifteen books rejected God and morality, then the 20th century drowned in blood.
by Benjamin Wiker 2008
3.43
1k+ ratings
Foolishness to the Greeks
by Lesslie Newbigin • 1986
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
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935
Foolishness to the Greeks Summary
Foolishness to the Greeks 94%
The West became the hardest mission field the moment it split public facts from private values.
by Lesslie Newbigin 1986
4.24
935 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 94%
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
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 94%
Why Christianity is more diverse, more scientific, and more feminist than its critics claim.
by Rebecca McLaughlin 2019
4.29
7k+ ratings
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History
by D. James Kennedy • 1994
What would a world without Christianity look like? The missing parts are the best ones.
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449
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History Summary
What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? The Positive Impact of Christianity in History 93%
What would a world without Christianity look like? The missing parts are the best ones.
by D. James Kennedy 1994
4.01
449 ratings
Against the Gods
by John D. Currid • 2013
Ancient pagan myths reappear throughout the Old Testament, rewritten to attack the gods behind them.
4.08
420
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods 93%
Ancient pagan myths reappear throughout the Old Testament, rewritten to attack the gods behind them.
by John D. Currid 2013
4.08
420 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 93%
The 20th century was supposed to bury God. Instead, it made the case for him.
by Paul Johnson 1996
3.56
124 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.
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113k+
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great 93%
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
by Christopher Hitchens 2007
3.96
113k+ 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.
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1k+
Where the Conflict Really Lies Summary
Where the Conflict Really Lies 93%
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
by Alvin Plantinga 2011
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Great Agnostic
by Susan Jacoby • 2013
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
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720
The Great Agnostic Summary
The Great Agnostic 93%
The man who drew thousands to hear him speak: why America forgot Robert Ingersoll.
by Susan Jacoby 2013
4.04
720 ratings
Gunning for God
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Atheist arguments against God collapse under their own logic. A mathematician shows the math.
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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
The Christ Conspiracy
by D.M. Murdock • 1999
The gospels are star charts, the disciples are zodiac signs, and Rome knew it.
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529
The Christ Conspiracy Summary
The Christ Conspiracy 93%
The gospels are star charts, the disciples are zodiac signs, and Rome knew it.
by D.M. Murdock 1999
3.8
529 ratings
A Reasonable Response
by William Lane Craig • 2013
The skeptic's playbook against Christianity, answered point by point with a philosopher's rigor.
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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
Hell Hath No Fury
by Meghan R. Henning • 2021
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
4.40
15
Hell Hath No Fury Summary
Hell Hath No Fury 93%
Early Christian hell's gendered torments mapped a pattern for bodily control that we still enforce.
by Meghan R. Henning 2021
4.40
15 ratings
What Are Biblical Values?
by John J. Collins • 2019
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
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153
What Are Biblical Values? Summary
What Are Biblical Values? 93%
The Bible never condemns slavery. Its values contradict. A scholar examines what it actually says.
by John J. Collins 2019
4.07
153 ratings
How Jesus Became God
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2014
Jesus never claimed to be God. That belief grew from visions, theological wars, and empire.
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8k+
How Jesus Became God Summary
How Jesus Became God 93%
Jesus never claimed to be God. That belief grew from visions, theological wars, and empire.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2014
4.10
8k+ ratings
God
by Francesca Stavrakopoulou • 2021
The Bible's God had feet, hands, and genitals: the ancient body theology erased.
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2k+
God Summary
God 93%
The Bible's God had feet, hands, and genitals: the ancient body theology erased.
by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
Jesus, Interrupted
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2009
Thousands of manuscript variants and nineteen false bylines: what actually built the New Testament.
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Jesus, Interrupted Summary
Jesus, Interrupted 93%
Thousands of manuscript variants and nineteen false bylines: what actually built the New Testament.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2009
3.99
11k+ 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 93%
Humans invented God, then redesigned him again and again. The full 4000-year story.
by Karen Armstrong 1993
3.89
53k+ ratings
Can Science Explain Everything?
by John C. Lennox • 2019
Science has limits. A mathematician explores the evidence for Christianity that reason demands.
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2k+
Can Science Explain Everything? Summary
Can Science Explain Everything? 93%
Science has limits. A mathematician explores the evidence for Christianity that reason demands.
by John C. Lennox 2019
4.36
2k+ ratings
The End of Faith
by Sam Harris • 2004
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
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The End of Faith Summary
The End of Faith 93%
Religious moderates make faith immune to criticism, and extremists exploit that immunity.
by Sam Harris 2004
3.89
44k+ ratings
God and Stephen Hawking
by John C. Lennox • 2011
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
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1k+
God and Stephen Hawking Summary
God and Stephen Hawking 93%
Stephen Hawking claimed the universe created itself. A mathematician finds the logical flaw.
by John C. Lennox 2011
4.12
1k+ ratings
Outgrowing God
by Richard Dawkins • 2019
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
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6k+
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God 93%
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
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
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141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All 93%
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021
3.92
141 ratings
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament
by John H. Walton • 2006
The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.
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809
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Summary
Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament 93%
The Old Testament's world was nothing like ours. Its hardest verses only make sense inside it.
by John H. Walton 2006
4.25
809 ratings
The Reason for God
by Timothy J. Keller • 2008
Secularism can't ground morality or explain the resurrection; Christianity's answer holds up.
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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
The Orthodox Church
by Timothy Ware • 1963
Christianity's forgotten half: no Pope, no Reformation, and questions the West never asked.
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4k+
The Orthodox Church Summary
The Orthodox Church 93%
Christianity's forgotten half: no Pope, no Reformation, and questions the West never asked.
by Timothy Ware 1963
4.28
4k+ ratings
The Passion of the Western Mind
by Richard Tarnas • 1991
Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.
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2k+
The Passion of the Western Mind Summary
The Passion of the Western Mind 93%
Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.
by Richard Tarnas 1991
4.24
2k+ ratings
Going to Church in Medieval England
by Nicholas Orme • 2021
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
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295
Going to Church in Medieval England Summary
Going to Church in Medieval England 93%
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
by Nicholas Orme 2021
4.19
295 ratings
Awake, Not Woke
by Noelle Mering • 2021
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
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676
Awake, Not Woke Summary
Awake, Not Woke 93%
Woke ideology is a rival faith: it reduces the person to desire and injury alone.
by Noelle Mering 2021
4.30
676 ratings
Cold-Case Christianity
by J. Warner Wallace • 2013
A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.
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6k+
Cold-Case Christianity Summary
Cold-Case Christianity 93%
A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.
by J. Warner Wallace 2013
4.40
6k+ ratings
50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know
by Daniele Bolelli • 2011
Undead popes, Buddhist warriors, and a spaghetti god: faith's irreverent, hidden history.
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227
50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know Summary
50 Things You're Not Supposed To Know 93%
Undead popes, Buddhist warriors, and a spaghetti god: faith's irreverent, hidden history.
by Daniele Bolelli 2011
4.00
227 ratings
Soul Machine
by George Makari • 2015
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
3.82
157
Soul Machine Summary
Soul Machine 93%
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
by George Makari 2015
3.82
157 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.
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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
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 93%
Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.
by Richard Dawkins 2006
3.90
284k+ ratings
Eternity in Their Hearts
by Don Richardson • 1980
Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.
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4k+
Eternity in Their Hearts Summary
Eternity in Their Hearts 93%
Cultures worldwide knew of a Supreme God and a lost sacred book long before missionaries arrived.
by Don Richardson 1980
4.30
4k+ 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 93%
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
by Amir D. Aczel 2013
3.79
658 ratings
The Stillborn God
by Mark Lilla • 2007
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
3.60
289
The Stillborn God Summary
The Stillborn God 93%
Politics broke from God only recently, and Weimar nearly put them back together.
by Mark Lilla 2007
3.60
289 ratings
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