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Religion Book Summaries

Living Buddha, Living Christ
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1997
A Zen master discovers the Holy Spirit in each breath, revealing one path across two faiths.
4.17
19k+
Living Buddha, Living Christ Summary
Living Buddha, Living Christ
A Zen master discovers the Holy Spirit in each breath, revealing one path across two faiths.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997 250 pages
4.17
19k+ ratings
Keep Your Love On
by Danny Silk • 2013
Fear made you a controller or a doormat. The connection skills that make you neither.
4.46
4k+
Keep Your Love On Summary
Keep Your Love On
Fear made you a controller or a doormat. The connection skills that make you neither.
by Danny Silk 2013 163 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
Listen, Love, Repeat
by Karen Ehman • 2016
People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.
4.20
1k+
Listen, Love, Repeat Summary
Listen, Love, Repeat
People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.
by Karen Ehman 2016 256 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
Radical Compassion
by Shambhala Publications • 2014
You were born compassionate. Buddhist mind training clears the habits that hide it.
4.05
266
Radical Compassion Summary
Radical Compassion
You were born compassionate. Buddhist mind training clears the habits that hide it.
by Shambhala Publications 2014 117 pages
4.05
266 ratings
Cold-Case Christianity
by J. Warner Wallace • 2013
A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.
4.40
6k+
Cold-Case Christianity Summary
Cold-Case Christianity
A veteran detective interrogates the Gospels like a cold case. The eyewitness accounts hold up.
by J. Warner Wallace 2013 288 pages
4.40
6k+ ratings
Letter to the American Church
by Eric Metaxas • 2022
Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.
4.22
3k+
Letter to the American Church Summary
Letter to the American Church
Why a silent American Church is repeating the German Church's fatal mistake under Hitler.
by Eric Metaxas 2022 159 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
The Emotionally Healthy Church
by Peter Scazzero • 2003
Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.
4.16
1k+
The Emotionally Healthy Church Summary
The Emotionally Healthy Church
Emotionally wrecked Christians fill the pews: a discipleship model that stops looking away.
by Peter Scazzero 2003 223 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
by Mark David Hall • 2019
Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.
3.99
379
Did America Have a Christian Founding? Summary
Did America Have a Christian Founding?
Founders weren't deists. Christian convictions shaped the Constitution more than the Enlightenment.
by Mark David Hall 2019 240 pages
3.99
379 ratings
Understanding Iran
by William R. Polk • 2009
Start with Cyrus, not Khomeini. Iran's long civilizational memory drives everything the news misses.
3.84
391
Understanding Iran Summary
Understanding Iran
Start with Cyrus, not Khomeini. Iran's long civilizational memory drives everything the news misses.
by William R. Polk 2009 272 pages
3.84
391 ratings
How God Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2009
Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.
3.96
1k+
How God Changes Your Brain Summary
How God Changes Your Brain
Contemplating God rewires your brain. A neuroscientist’s exercises for taming fear and rigid belief.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2009 368 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Applause of Heaven
by Max Lucado • 1990
The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.
4.21
3k+
The Applause of Heaven Summary
The Applause of Heaven
The Beatitudes aren't rules: they're a map to a joy that survives every circumstance.
by Max Lucado 1990 240 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
The Gift of Being Yourself
by David G. Benner • 2004
You cannot find yourself without finding God. Every other path constructs a false self.
4.3
5k+
The Gift of Being Yourself Summary
The Gift of Being Yourself
You cannot find yourself without finding God. Every other path constructs a false self.
by David G. Benner 2004 114 pages
4.3
5k+ ratings
The Purpose of Man
by A.W. Tozer • 2009
We were made to worship. Replace adoration with achievement, and the soul stays empty.
4.36
1k+
The Purpose of Man Summary
The Purpose of Man
We were made to worship. Replace adoration with achievement, and the soul stays empty.
by A.W. Tozer 2009 194 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit
by Jack Deere • 1993
A theologian set out to prove miracles had stopped. The Bible disagreed.
4.30
1k+
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit Summary
Surprised by the Power of the Spirit
A theologian set out to prove miracles had stopped. The Bible disagreed.
by Jack Deere 1993 306 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Grace Awakening
by Charles R. Swindoll • 1990
Grace is a free gift, but living it feels impossible. The missing manual for guilt-worn Christians.
4.35
3k+
The Grace Awakening Summary
The Grace Awakening
Grace is a free gift, but living it feels impossible. The missing manual for guilt-worn Christians.
by Charles R. Swindoll 1990 306 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Life, God, and Other Small Topics
by Eric Metaxas • 2011
A pacifist pastor joined the plot to kill Hitler. His theology explains why.
4.03
500+
Life, God, and Other Small Topics Summary
Life, God, and Other Small Topics
A pacifist pastor joined the plot to kill Hitler. His theology explains why.
by Eric Metaxas 2011 394 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
A Hidden Wholeness
by Parker J. Palmer • 2004
The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.
4.09
4k+
A Hidden Wholeness Summary
A Hidden Wholeness
The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.
by Parker J. Palmer 2004 208 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
You and Me Forever
by Francis Chan • 2014
Marriage isn't for your happiness. It's for God's mission. That shift alone heals the rest.
4.20
10k+
You and Me Forever Summary
You and Me Forever
Marriage isn't for your happiness. It's for God's mission. That shift alone heals the rest.
by Francis Chan 2014 192 pages
4.20
10k+ ratings
The Law Is for All
by Aleister Crowley • 1975
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
4.25
384
The Law Is for All Summary
The Law Is for All
A century-old channeled text declares your deepest purpose the only law, and guilt the only sin.
by Aleister Crowley 1975 302 pages
4.25
384 ratings
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2016
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
3.91
314
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016 288 pages
3.91
314 ratings
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun • 2005
A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.
4.41
1k+
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Summary
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook
A handbook of spiritual practices: stop striving, start opening, and let God do the transforming.
by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun 2005 352 pages
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba • 1992
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
4.20
5k+
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992 128 pages
4.20
5k+ ratings
God's Bankers
by Gerald Posner • 2015
For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.
3.97
1k+
God's Bankers Summary
God's Bankers
For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.
by Gerald Posner 2015 752 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Descartes' Baby
by Paul Bloom • 2004
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
3.89
308
Descartes' Baby Summary
Descartes' Baby
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
by Paul Bloom 2004 288 pages
3.89
308 ratings
Let it Go
by T.D. Jakes • 2010
Unforgiveness is a slow poison. A pastor shows the biblical antidote, from diagnosis to release.
4.34
1k+
Let it Go Summary
Let it Go
Unforgiveness is a slow poison. A pastor shows the biblical antidote, from diagnosis to release.
by T.D. Jakes 2010 272 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Your Best Life Now
by Joel Osteen • 2004
Seven spiritual shifts to unlock supernatural abundance, special favor, and a life without limits.
3.96
15k+
Your Best Life Now Summary
Your Best Life Now
Seven spiritual shifts to unlock supernatural abundance, special favor, and a life without limits.
by Joel Osteen 2004 310 pages
3.96
15k+ ratings
Tempered Resilience
by Tod Bolsinger • 2020
Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.
4.21
500+
Tempered Resilience Summary
Tempered Resilience
Leading change breaks most leaders. The ones who last are tempered by it, not shattered.
by Tod Bolsinger 2020 251 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
As One Is
by J. Krishnamurti • 2007
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
4.46
500+
As One Is Summary
As One Is
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
by J. Krishnamurti 2007 164 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
What Would Jesus Eat?
by Don Colbert • 2000
Daily fish, whole grains, olive oil. Jesus' diet was Mediterranean, and science agrees.
4.05
383
What Would Jesus Eat? Summary
What Would Jesus Eat?
Daily fish, whole grains, olive oil. Jesus' diet was Mediterranean, and science agrees.
by Don Colbert 2000 235 pages
4.05
383 ratings
St. Thomas Aquinas
by G.K. Chesterton • 1923
A friar's proof: the senses are holy, common sense leads to truth, Aristotle walks with saints.
4.01
11k+
St. Thomas Aquinas Summary
St. Thomas Aquinas
A friar's proof: the senses are holy, common sense leads to truth, Aristotle walks with saints.
by G.K. Chesterton 1923 143 pages
4.01
11k+ ratings
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life
by Timothy J. Keller • 2017
365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.
4.49
2k+
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life Summary
God's Wisdom for Navigating Life
365 days in Proverbs: what ancient wisdom does to your speech, your spending, and your ambition.
by Timothy J. Keller 2017 393 pages
4.49
2k+ ratings
The Pentateuch as Narrative
by John H. Sailhamer • 1995
Every law and ritual in the Pentateuch is narrative. Miss Genesis, and the whole story falls apart.
4.46
407
The Pentateuch as Narrative Summary
The Pentateuch as Narrative
Every law and ritual in the Pentateuch is narrative. Miss Genesis, and the whole story falls apart.
by John H. Sailhamer 1995 544 pages
4.46
407 ratings
True Worshipers
by Bob Kauflin • 2015
What God wants when you sing off-key, feel nothing, and want to stay home.
4.29
500+
True Worshipers Summary
True Worshipers
What God wants when you sing off-key, feel nothing, and want to stay home.
by Bob Kauflin 2015 176 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
On Fear
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
4.32
500+
On Fear Summary
On Fear
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 115 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
The Legend of the Goddess
by Om Swami • 2024
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
4.81
296
The Legend of the Goddess Summary
The Legend of the Goddess
An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.
by Om Swami 2024 203 pages
4.81
296 ratings
Divine Direction
by Craig Groeschel • 2017
Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.
4.37
2k+
Divine Direction Summary
Divine Direction
Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.
by Craig Groeschel 2017 208 pages
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell • 1996
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
4.13
82k+
The Sparrow Summary
The Sparrow
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
by Mary Doria Russell 1996 419 pages
4.13
82k+ ratings
Balancing Heaven and Earth
by Robert A. Johnson • 1998
Under the ice at eleven: a realm of light. A memoir of holding heaven and earth together.
4.38
500+
Balancing Heaven and Earth Summary
Balancing Heaven and Earth
Under the ice at eleven: a realm of light. A memoir of holding heaven and earth together.
by Robert A. Johnson 1998 320 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Allah Loves
by Omar Suleiman • 2020
Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.
4.74
2k+
Allah Loves Summary
Allah Loves
Repentance, small consistent habits, and kindness that costs you: the traits that earn divine love.
by Omar Suleiman 2020 160 pages
4.74
2k+ ratings
Dinner for Vampires
by Bethany Joy Lenz • 2024
One Tree Hill gave her fame. A small church took her freedom, her fortune, and her faith.
4.23
100k+
Dinner for Vampires Summary
Dinner for Vampires
One Tree Hill gave her fame. A small church took her freedom, her fortune, and her faith.
by Bethany Joy Lenz 2024 303 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
by Catherine Ponder • 1992
Speak it, picture it, give ten percent away. The prosperity sequence where mind work comes first.
4.27
311
OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY Summary
OPEN YOUR MIND TO PROSPERITY
Speak it, picture it, give ten percent away. The prosperity sequence where mind work comes first.
by Catherine Ponder 1992 176 pages
4.27
311 ratings
Seven Women
by Eric Metaxas • 2015
The seven women history admires had something in common that most accounts leave out.
4.18
7k+
Seven Women Summary
Seven Women
The seven women history admires had something in common that most accounts leave out.
by Eric Metaxas 2015 256 pages
4.18
7k+ ratings
How the Irish Saved Civilization
by Thomas Cahill • 1995
After Rome's fall, Irish monks became the unlikely saviors of classical literature.
3.81
47k+
How the Irish Saved Civilization Summary
How the Irish Saved Civilization
After Rome's fall, Irish monks became the unlikely saviors of classical literature.
by Thomas Cahill 1995 256 pages
3.81
47k+ ratings
Family Discipleship
by Matt Chandler • 2020
The discipleship plan your church cannot provide, built for dinners, bedtimes, and car rides.
4.32
1k+
Family Discipleship Summary
Family Discipleship
The discipleship plan your church cannot provide, built for dinners, bedtimes, and car rides.
by Matt Chandler 2020 176 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
3.65
1k+
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
by John Brockman 2005 252 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Palm Sunday
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1981
Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.
3.78
6k+
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
Dresden, a mother's suicide, a son's madness: the pieces Vonnegut assembled into a self-portrait.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6k+ ratings
The Holy Spirit
by Billy Graham • 1978
The Holy Spirit already indwells you. The question is whether you are living in His power.
4.44
1k+
The Holy Spirit Summary
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit already indwells you. The question is whether you are living in His power.
by Billy Graham 1978 304 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
The Believing Brain
by Michael Shermer • 2011
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
3.93
7k+
The Believing Brain Summary
The Believing Brain
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
by Michael Shermer 2011 400 pages
3.93
7k+ ratings
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon • 1999
When the Inquisition makes him an orphan, a Jewish boy in medieval Spain hides his faith to survive.
4.16
10k+
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
When the Inquisition makes him an orphan, a Jewish boy in medieval Spain hides his faith to survive.
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
A History of the Jews
by Paul Johnson • 1987
They outlasted every empire that sought to destroy them. The four-thousand-year story of how.
4.17
2k+
A History of the Jews Summary
A History of the Jews
They outlasted every empire that sought to destroy them. The four-thousand-year story of how.
by Paul Johnson 1987 644 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
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