50 Books like On the Duties of Brotherhood

Being Muslim

by Asad Tarsin • 2015

Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.

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🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality ✨ Spiritual Purification ⚖️ Islamic Ethics

Being Muslim 94%

Prayer, fasting, charity, pilgrimage: the practical how-to, plus the inner work most guides skip.

by Asad Tarsin 2015

4.53

263 ratings

🕌 Introductory Islam 🤲 Muslim Practice 💚 Islamic Spirituality ✨ Spiritual Purification ⚖️ Islamic Ethics

Allah Loves

by Omar Suleiman • 2020

Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love ✨ Spiritual Excellence 🔄 Consistent Deeds 🤲 Supplication And Prayer

Allah Loves 94%

Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.

by Omar Suleiman 2020

4.74

2k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality ❤️ Divine Love ✨ Spiritual Excellence 🔄 Consistent Deeds 🤲 Supplication And Prayer

In The Early Hours

by Khurram Murad • 2000

A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.

4.60

570

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Spiritual Purification 🤲 Prophetic Example 📿 Devotional Practice ✨ Character Excellence

In The Early Hours 94%

A guide to inner purification, constant remembrance of God, and living by the Prophet's example.

by Khurram Murad 2000

4.60

570 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 🧹 Spiritual Purification 🤲 Prophetic Example 📿 Devotional Practice ✨ Character Excellence

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 1990

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

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639

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧱 Character Formation

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Summary

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires 94%

Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1990

4.58

639 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📜 Classical Islam 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧱 Character Formation

Demystifying Islam

by Harris Zafar • 2014

Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.

3.83

🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🌍 Comparative Religion 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue 📖 Religious Literacy 🔄 Religious Reform

Demystifying Islam 93%

Jihad, shariah, and Islam's most misunderstood terms: a Muslim sets the record straight.

by Harris Zafar 2014

3.83

29 ratings

🛡️ Islamic Apologetics 🌍 Comparative Religion 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue 📖 Religious Literacy 🔄 Religious Reform

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

by Jinan Yousef • 2020

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

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292

🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology 💪 Muslim Self-Help 📖 Quranic Spirituality

Reflecting on the Names of Allah Summary

Reflecting on the Names of Allah 93%

God's names are not abstract titles: they are practical tools for spiritual change and knowing Him.

by Jinan Yousef 2020

4.85

292 ratings

🕌 Names Of God 🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📚 Islamic Theology 💪 Muslim Self-Help 📖 Quranic Spirituality

Great World Religions

by John L. Esposito • 2003

Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.

3.72

378

🕌 Islamic Studies 🌍 World Religions 🏛️ Islamic Civilization 📖 Quranic Studies 🔄 Islamic Reform

Great World Religions 93%

Islam's core beliefs unite 1.2 billion people. Its internal debates will define the next century.

by John L. Esposito 2003

3.72

378 ratings

🕌 Islamic Studies 🌍 World Religions 🏛️ Islamic Civilization 📖 Quranic Studies 🔄 Islamic Reform

Justice and Remembrance

by Reza Shah-Kazemi • 2006

To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.

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🕌 Shia Islam 🤲 Islamic Ethics ❤️ Purification Of The Heart ⚖️ Islamic Governance 🌿 Perennial Philosophy

Justice and Remembrance 93%

To rule justly, the heart needs more polishing than the mind needs training.

by Reza Shah-Kazemi 2006

4.41

124 ratings

🕌 Shia Islam 🤲 Islamic Ethics ❤️ Purification Of The Heart ⚖️ Islamic Governance 🌿 Perennial Philosophy

The Ideal Muslimah

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi • 2010

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

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🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam 📿 Islamic Spirituality 🧒 Islamic Parenting

The Ideal Muslimah 93%

How the Muslim woman builds Islamic character across worship, marriage, parenting, and community.

by Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi 2010

4.33

1k+ ratings

🧕 Muslim Women 🤲 Islamic Character 👨👩👧👦 Family In Islam 📿 Islamic Spirituality 🧒 Islamic Parenting

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.

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📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Religious Literacy

If the Oceans Were Ink 92%

A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.

by Carla Power 2015

4.12

2k+ ratings

📖 Quranic Studies 🧕 Women In Islam 🌱 Progressive Islam ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧠 Religious Literacy

Practical Sufism

by Phillip Gowins • 2010

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

3.63

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

Practical Sufism 92%

A Sufi path for the modern seeker: how to dissolve the ego without renouncing the world.

by Phillip Gowins 2010

3.63

32 ratings

🕌 Sufism 💖 Divine Love 🧘 Mystical Practice 🧭 Spiritual Guidance 🌊 Ego Dissolution

The Koran For Dummies

by Sohaib Sultan • 2004

A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.

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📖 Quranic Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📚 Scripture Guides ⚖️ Islamic Law 🧕 Women In Islam

The Koran For Dummies 92%

A beginner's tour of the Koran: law, jihad, women, and the 23-year revelation story.

by Sohaib Sultan 2004

3.71

117 ratings

📖 Quranic Studies ☪️ Islamic Theology 📚 Scripture Guides ⚖️ Islamic Law 🧕 Women In Islam

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.

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🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Spiritual Gems of Islam 92%

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

🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Philosophy in the Islamic World

by Peter S. Adamson • 2015

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

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242

🕌 Islamic Philosophy 🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School 🧠 Rational Theology

Philosophy in the Islamic World 92%

A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

by Peter S. Adamson 2015

4.33

242 ratings

🕌 Islamic Philosophy 🏰 Medieval Philosophy 🤝 Interfaith Exchange 📜 Baghdad School 🧠 Rational Theology

Muhammad

by Karen Armstrong • 2006

The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.

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🕌 Prophetic Biography 📜 Early Islamic History ☪️ Interfaith Dialogue ✨ Religious Reform 🕊️ Peacebuilding

Muhammad 92%

The prophet as peacemaker: how Muhammad's greatest victories were the wars he refused to fight.

by Karen Armstrong 2006

4.08

3k+ ratings

🕌 Prophetic Biography 📜 Early Islamic History ☪️ Interfaith Dialogue ✨ Religious Reform 🕊️ Peacebuilding

Sufi Political Thought

by Milad Milani • 2019

Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.

🕌 Mystical Islam 🌀 Sufi Orders 🏛️ Political Islam 👑 Religious Authority 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

Sufi Political Thought 92%

Sufi mystics were never removed from power. They built it, legitimized it, and sometimes seized it.

by Milad Milani 2019

🕌 Mystical Islam 🌀 Sufi Orders 🏛️ Political Islam 👑 Religious Authority 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

The Barakah Effect

by Mohammed Faris • 2023

30 minutes of work can beat three hours. The Islamic system where blessing replaces burnout.

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🕌 Islamic Spirituality ⏸️ Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Intention Setting 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Memento Mori

The Barakah Effect 92%

30 minutes of work can beat three hours. The Islamic system where blessing replaces burnout.

by Mohammed Faris 2023

4.62

480 ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality ⏸️ Anti-Hustle Culture 🎯 Intention Setting 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💀 Memento Mori

Misquoting Muhammad

by Jonathan A.C. Brown • 2014

How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.

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🕌 Islamic Theology 📜 Hadith Criticism 🏛️ Religious Authority ⚖️ Faith And Reason 📖 Quranic Exegesis

Misquoting Muhammad 92%

How a chain of scholars kept Islam's scriptures from chaos. The modern forces that broke it.

by Jonathan A.C. Brown 2014

4.34

1k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Theology 📜 Hadith Criticism 🏛️ Religious Authority ⚖️ Faith And Reason 📖 Quranic Exegesis

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective

by Aisha Utz • 2011

Islam's psychology puts the soul first. Mental health starts with your relationship with God.

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🕌 Islamic Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 📖 Religion And Psychology 🕊️ Soul Healing 🌿 Holistic Mental Health

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective Summary

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective 92%

Islam's psychology puts the soul first. Mental health starts with your relationship with God.

by Aisha Utz 2011

3.99

320 ratings

🕌 Islamic Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 📖 Religion And Psychology 🕊️ Soul Healing 🌿 Holistic Mental Health

The Voice of Human Justice

by George Jordac • 2008

Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.

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128

🕌 Islamic Governance 📜 Early Islamic History ⚖️ Justice Philosophy 💚 Compassionate Leadership ✊ Resistance To Tyranny

The Voice of Human Justice 92%

Ali governed with a justice so radical that fourteen centuries later, no state has matched it.

by George Jordac 2008

4.36

128 ratings

🕌 Islamic Governance 📜 Early Islamic History ⚖️ Justice Philosophy 💚 Compassionate Leadership ✊ Resistance To Tyranny

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life

by Karen Armstrong • 2010

Twelve steps toward genuine compassion, anchored in the one moral rule every religion shares.

3.81

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🫂 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Interfaith Ethics 💝 Self-Compassion 💗 Empathy Cultivation 🌱 Everyday Kindness

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life Summary

Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life 92%

Twelve steps toward genuine compassion, anchored in the one moral rule every religion shares.

by Karen Armstrong 2010

3.81

4k+ ratings

🫂 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Interfaith Ethics 💝 Self-Compassion 💗 Empathy Cultivation 🌱 Everyday Kindness

The Road to Mecca

by Muhammad Asad • 1954

Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.

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6k+

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🏜️ Desert Spirituality 🐪 Bedouin Life 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

The Road to Mecca 92%

Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.

by Muhammad Asad 1954

4.49

6k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🏜️ Desert Spirituality 🐪 Bedouin Life 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue

Friendship

by A.C. Grayling • 2013

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Friendship 91%

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

by A.C. Grayling 2013

3.27

117 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Unveiling Islam

by Ergun Mehmet Caner • 2002

Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.

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590

🚶 Ex-Muslim Memoirs 🕌 Islamic Theology ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🤝 Muslim Evangelism 📖 Quranic Criticism

Unveiling Islam 91%

Disowned by their father for converting to Christ, two brothers dissect Islam's core doctrines.

by Ergun Mehmet Caner 2002

3.79

590 ratings

🚶 Ex-Muslim Memoirs 🕌 Islamic Theology ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🤝 Muslim Evangelism 📖 Quranic Criticism

The Peacemaker

by Ken Sande • 1990

Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.

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🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Counseling 🤲 Forgiveness Practice 🔗 Reconciliation

The Peacemaker 91%

Lawsuits and cold shoulders aren't the Christian way. The alternative begins with your own heart.

by Ken Sande 1990

4.29

6k+ ratings

🤝 Conflict Resolution ✝️ Christian Living 📖 Biblical Counseling 🤲 Forgiveness Practice 🔗 Reconciliation

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

by Muhammad Iqbal • 1934

Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.

4.28

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🕌 Islamic Modernism 🔬 Science And Religion 🌌 Religious Experience 🕊️ Process Theology 📖 Quranic Hermeneutics

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam 91%

Islam's spirit is empirical, not static; a proof that it demands continuous renewal.

by Muhammad Iqbal 1934

4.28

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🕌 Islamic Modernism 🔬 Science And Religion 🌌 Religious Experience 🕊️ Process Theology 📖 Quranic Hermeneutics

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

by Nabeel Qureshi • 2014

Three dreams told him Christianity was true. The price of believing was losing everyone he loved.

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🕌 Comparative Religion ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🚪 Leaving Islam 🔄 Conversion Story 🌙 Spiritual Dreams

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus 91%

Three dreams told him Christianity was true. The price of believing was losing everyone he loved.

by Nabeel Qureshi 2014

4.59

43k+ ratings

🕌 Comparative Religion ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🚪 Leaving Islam 🔄 Conversion Story 🌙 Spiritual Dreams

Seven Friendships Every Man Needs

by Justin Erickson • 2019

Isolation kills a man's faith. Seven friendship roles, drawn from Scripture, that keep him running.

4.29

📖 Biblical Manhood 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring ✅ Accountability Partners 🌱 Disciple Making

Seven Friendships Every Man Needs Summary

Seven Friendships Every Man Needs 91%

Isolation kills a man's faith. Seven friendship roles, drawn from Scripture, that keep him running.

by Justin Erickson 2019

4.29

14 ratings

📖 Biblical Manhood 🤝 Spiritual Friendship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring ✅ Accountability Partners 🌱 Disciple Making

Sufism

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee • 1995

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

4.13

205

🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Divine Love 🌙 Dream Symbolism

Sufism 91%

Sufism as inner science: how longing, dreams, and the shadow prepare the heart for divine union.

by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 1995

4.13

205 ratings

🕌 Sufism 🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 💖 Divine Love 🌙 Dream Symbolism

The Truth About Muhammad

by Robert Spencer • 2006

Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.

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2k+

🕌 Islamic History 📝 Critique Of Islam 📖 Quranic Studies 🏛️ Political Islam ⚔️ Religious Violence

The Truth About Muhammad 91%

Jihadists follow a Muhammad who conquered through fear. Islam's canonical texts agree.

by Robert Spencer 2006

3.88

2k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic History 📝 Critique Of Islam 📖 Quranic Studies 🏛️ Political Islam ⚔️ Religious Violence

The Friendship Factor

by Alan Loy McGinnis • 1978

Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.

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1k+

🛠️ Friendship Building 💞 Relational Intimacy 👂 Active Listening 🫣 Relational Vulnerability 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Friendship Factor 91%

Marriages and careers rise and fall on one skill you were never taught: making friends.

by Alan Loy McGinnis 1978

4.15

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Friendship Building 💞 Relational Intimacy 👂 Active Listening 🫣 Relational Vulnerability 🤝 Conflict Resolution

What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an

by James R. White • 2013

The Qur'an's claims about Christianity fail historically. A single command in its pages reveals how.

4.34

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🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🪯 Comparative Religion 📖 Quranic Criticism 📜 Textual Transmission ✝️ Muslim Evangelism

What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an Summary

What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an 91%

The Qur'an's claims about Christianity fail historically. A single command in its pages reveals how.

by James R. White 2013

4.34

998 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🪯 Comparative Religion 📖 Quranic Criticism 📜 Textual Transmission ✝️ Muslim Evangelism

The Book of Jewish Values

by Joseph Telushkin • 2000

Jewish wisdom, one day at a time: 365 teachings to build honesty, fairness, and kinder speech.

4.49

579

✡️ Jewish Ethics 📅 Daily Reflections 🗣️ Ethical Speech 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💼 Business Ethics

The Book of Jewish Values 91%

Jewish wisdom, one day at a time: 365 teachings to build honesty, fairness, and kinder speech.

by Joseph Telushkin 2000

4.49

579 ratings

✡️ Jewish Ethics 📅 Daily Reflections 🗣️ Ethical Speech 🙏 Gratitude Practice 💼 Business Ethics

Messy Beautiful Friendship

by Christine Hoover • 2017

Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.

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✝️ Christian Friendship 🫂 Vulnerability 🏠 Christian Hospitality 👂 Listening Skills 💬 Grace-Filled Speech

Messy Beautiful Friendship 91%

Friendship is built, not found: vulnerability, hospitality, and words that anchor us to eternity.

by Christine Hoover 2017

4.31

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Friendship 🫂 Vulnerability 🏠 Christian Hospitality 👂 Listening Skills 💬 Grace-Filled Speech

The Dignity of Difference

by Jonathan Sacks • 2002

Universalism and tribalism are twin threats. Peace is built on particularity, not sameness.

4.28

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🕊️ Religious Pluralism 🌍 Global Ethics ⛪ Political Theology 💰 Market And Morality 🏘️ Civil Society

The Dignity of Difference 91%

Universalism and tribalism are twin threats. Peace is built on particularity, not sameness.

by Jonathan Sacks 2002

4.28

577 ratings

🕊️ Religious Pluralism 🌍 Global Ethics ⛪ Political Theology 💰 Market And Morality 🏘️ Civil Society

Learning to Disagree

by John D. Inazu • 2024

A law professor's guide to disagreeing with empathy, fairness, and a shot at staying friends.

3.86

596

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 💛 Empathy Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness ✝️ Christian Ethics 🏛️ Civil Discourse

Learning to Disagree 91%

A law professor's guide to disagreeing with empathy, fairness, and a shot at staying friends.

by John D. Inazu 2024

3.86

596 ratings

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 💛 Empathy Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness ✝️ Christian Ethics 🏛️ Civil Discourse

Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them

by John Ortberg • 2003

Community dies in pretense. The biblical case for bringing your real, unpolished self to the table.

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🕊️ Christian Community 🤝 Authentic Relationships 🧠 Relational Intelligence ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🕯️ Forgiveness

Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them Summary

Everybody's Normal Till You Get to Know Them 91%

Community dies in pretense. The biblical case for bringing your real, unpolished self to the table.

by John Ortberg 2003

4.07

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Community 🤝 Authentic Relationships 🧠 Relational Intelligence ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🕯️ Forgiveness

Ethics for the New Millennium

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

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⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation 🧘 Inner Peace 🌪️ Destructive Emotions

Ethics for the New Millennium 91%

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1999

4.08

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation 🧘 Inner Peace 🌪️ Destructive Emotions

Holy Envy

by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019

A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.

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☸️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Religious Humility ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Holy Envy 91%

A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.

by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019

4.39

6k+ ratings

☸️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 🙏 Religious Humility ⛪ Progressive Christianity

Radical Friendship

by Kate Johnson • 2021

How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.

4.13

467

🧠 Buddhist Psychology ✊ Engaged Buddhism 💗 Loving-Kindness 🗣️ Authentic Communication 🕊️ Spiritual Friendships

Radical Friendship 91%

How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.

by Kate Johnson 2021

4.13

467 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology ✊ Engaged Buddhism 💗 Loving-Kindness 🗣️ Authentic Communication 🕊️ Spiritual Friendships

The Book of Forgiving

by Desmond Tutu • 2013

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

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🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Book of Forgiving 91%

Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.

by Desmond Tutu 2013

4.26

6k+ ratings

🧘 Forgiveness Practice 🩹 Trauma Healing 🤝 Ubuntu ⚖️ Restorative Justice 🌍 Shared Humanity

The Leadership of Muhammad

by John Adair • 2010

What a seventh-century desert shepherd knew about leading people that still works today.

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🫡 Servant Leadership 🕌 Islamic Thought 🛡️ Character Leadership 📜 Prophetic Biography 🧠 Practical Wisdom

The Leadership of Muhammad 91%

What a seventh-century desert shepherd knew about leading people that still works today.

by John Adair 2010

4.09

331 ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 🕌 Islamic Thought 🛡️ Character Leadership 📜 Prophetic Biography 🧠 Practical Wisdom

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie

by Ranya Tabari Idliby • 2014

In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.

3.47

204

🕌 Muslim American Identity 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue 🎯 Islamophobia 🌉 Cultural Assimilation 📖 Progressive Islam

Burqas, Baseball, and Apple Pie 91%

In a post-9/11 living room, three faiths built the conversation America was avoiding.

by Ranya Tabari Idliby 2014

3.47

204 ratings

🕌 Muslim American Identity 🤝 Interfaith Dialogue 🎯 Islamophobia 🌉 Cultural Assimilation 📖 Progressive Islam

Life Worth Living

by Miroslav Volf • 2023

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

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🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🪷 Suffering And Growth 📜 Wisdom Traditions

Life Worth Living 91%

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

by Miroslav Volf 2023

3.68

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🪷 Suffering And Growth 📜 Wisdom Traditions

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace

by Kent Nerburn • 1999

The Prayer of St. Francis, lived: not heroism, but small acts of love, pardon, and presence.

4.44

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🧎 Franciscan Spirituality 🕯️ Everyday Holiness 🕊️ Peacemaking ❤️ Love In Action 🫂 Forgiveness Practice

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace Summary

Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace 91%

The Prayer of St. Francis, lived: not heroism, but small acts of love, pardon, and presence.

by Kent Nerburn 1999

4.44

252 ratings

🧎 Franciscan Spirituality 🕯️ Everyday Holiness 🕊️ Peacemaking ❤️ Love In Action 🫂 Forgiveness Practice

The Evolution of Fiqh

by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips • 1988

Islamic law was built on reason, then sealed by blind imitation. Six centuries of decline explained.

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📜 Islamic Jurisprudence ⚖️ Schools Of Islamic Law 📚 Islamic Legal History 💡 Ijtihad 💔 Sectarianism In Islam

The Evolution of Fiqh 91%

Islamic law was built on reason, then sealed by blind imitation. Six centuries of decline explained.

by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips 1988

4.36

364 ratings

📜 Islamic Jurisprudence ⚖️ Schools Of Islamic Law 📚 Islamic Legal History 💡 Ijtihad 💔 Sectarianism In Islam

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran

by Robert Spencer • 2009

Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.

3.72

891

🧕 Islamic Doctrine 📜 Scriptural Criticism 🗳️ Political Islam ⚔️ Anti-Islam Polemic 📖 Islamic Law

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran Summary

The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran 90%

Western leaders call the Koran peaceful. Read fully, it commands war and subjugation.

by Robert Spencer 2009

3.72

891 ratings

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The original design for friendship that busyness forgot, and the biblical story that restores it.

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