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Religion Book Summaries

Peace Is Every Breath
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2011
Use your breath to escape the past, calm the mind, and find joy in washing dishes.
4.14
4k+
Peace Is Every Breath Summary
Peace Is Every Breath
Use your breath to escape the past, calm the mind, and find joy in washing dishes.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2011 160 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two
by Dolores Cannon • 2005
Earth is splitting in two. You're living parallel lives. Reality is a malleable dream.
4.67
1k+
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two Summary
The Convoluted Universe - Book Two
Earth is splitting in two. You're living parallel lives. Reality is a malleable dream.
by Dolores Cannon 2005 672 pages
4.67
1k+ ratings
Not in God's Name
by Jonathan Sacks • 2015
Why Abraham's sons kill: a family feud, not theology, and the Bible contains the peace terms.
4.36
1k+
Not in God's Name Summary
Not in God's Name
Why Abraham's sons kill: a family feud, not theology, and the Bible contains the peace terms.
by Jonathan Sacks 2015 320 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
by Adrian Shirk • 2022
Utopia is a practice, not a place. Three centuries of Americans building communities from scratch.
3.93
215
Heaven Is a Place on Earth Summary
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
Utopia is a practice, not a place. Three centuries of Americans building communities from scratch.
by Adrian Shirk 2022 352 pages
3.93
215 ratings
Quran in English
by Talal Itani • 2014
No thees and thous. A translation that finally makes the Quran's core teachings plain and direct.
3.98
1k+
Quran in English Summary
Quran in English
No thees and thous. A translation that finally makes the Quran's core teachings plain and direct.
by Talal Itani 2014 293 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Mom Heart Moments
by Sally Clarkson • 2019
Daily encouragement for mothers who need endurance more than advice, and grace more than guilt.
4.71
500+
Mom Heart Moments Summary
Mom Heart Moments
Daily encouragement for mothers who need endurance more than advice, and grace more than guilt.
by Sally Clarkson 2019 384 pages
4.71
500+ ratings
King David
by Jonathan Kirsch • 2000
Outlaw, mercenary, seducer, murderer, and God's chosen king. The uncensored life of David.
3.82
317
King David Summary
King David
Outlaw, mercenary, seducer, murderer, and God's chosen king. The uncensored life of David.
by Jonathan Kirsch 2000 400 pages
3.82
317 ratings
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue • 2016
An English nurse watches a fasting Irish child and discovers a horror no prayer can heal.
3.65
91k+
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
An English nurse watches a fasting Irish child and discovers a horror no prayer can heal.
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
91k+ ratings
In Search of Time
by Dan Falk • 2008
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
3.97
500+
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
by Dan Falk 2008 346 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Liberty for All
by Andrew T. Walker • 2021
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
3.92
141
Liberty for All Summary
Liberty for All
Only God judges souls, so the state cannot punish unbelief. That logic grounds real pluralism.
by Andrew T. Walker 2021 267 pages
3.92
141 ratings
Raising Freethinkers
by Dale McGowan • 2009
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
4.19
1k+
Raising Freethinkers Summary
Raising Freethinkers
A practical guide for raising curious, compassionate kids when the answers won't come from a pulpit.
by Dale McGowan 2009 269 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Immeasurable
by Skye Jethani • 2017
Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.
4.28
345
Immeasurable Summary
Immeasurable
Romanticism, not Scripture, is behind the church's authenticity obsession. The crash is measurable.
by Skye Jethani 2017 224 pages
4.28
345 ratings
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
by Laura Schlessinger • 1996
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
3.77
481
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience Summary
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
by Laura Schlessinger 1996 269 pages
3.77
481 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.
3.43
1k+
10 Books That Screwed Up the World Summary
10 Books That Screwed Up the World
Fifteen books rejected God and morality, then the 20th century drowned in blood.
by Benjamin Wiker 2008 260 pages
3.43
1k+ ratings
Conquest of Mind
by Eknath Easwaran • 1988
Turn the thoughts that control you into the foundation of an unshakeably peaceful mind.
4.30
495
Conquest of Mind Summary
Conquest of Mind
Turn the thoughts that control you into the foundation of an unshakeably peaceful mind.
by Eknath Easwaran 1988 179 pages
4.30
495 ratings
Lust
by Skyler Mason • 2023
A pastor promised to court the older sister burns for the younger one: an outspoken atheist.
3.65
2k+
Lust Summary
Lust
A pastor promised to court the older sister burns for the younger one: an outspoken atheist.
by Skyler Mason 2023 264 pages
3.65
2k+ 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.
4.10
7k+
How Jesus Became God Summary
How Jesus Became God
Jesus never claimed to be God. That belief grew from visions, theological wars, and empire.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2014 416 pages
4.10
7k+ ratings
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
by Kate Bowler • 2024
Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.
4.34
1k+
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day! Summary
Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!
Daily meditations for beautiful-terrible days, from someone who found faith through cancer.
by Kate Bowler 2024 220 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
Teaching Children Responsibility
by Linda Eyre • 1982
The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.
3.98
251
Teaching Children Responsibility Summary
Teaching Children Responsibility
The LDS classic that shows how chores, rules, and faith build responsible kids.
by Linda Eyre 1982 192 pages
3.98
251 ratings
Beyond Fundamentalism
by Reza Aslan • 2009
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
3.99
1k+
Beyond Fundamentalism Summary
Beyond Fundamentalism
When God is drafted into warfare, conflicts become eternal. A strategy for breaking the spell.
by Reza Aslan 2009 225 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
by Natasha Tidd • 2023
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
3.60
1k+
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.
by Natasha Tidd 2023 288 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
Born Again This Way
by Rachel Gilson • 2020
A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.
4.47
1k+
Born Again This Way Summary
Born Again This Way
A same-sex attracted atheist meets Jesus at Yale. Her desires don't change. Everything else does.
by Rachel Gilson 2020 163 pages
4.47
1k+ ratings
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. • 2022
Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.
4.30
315
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Summary
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.
by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 2022 245 pages
4.30
315 ratings
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by José Saramago • 1999
Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.
4.32
39k+
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Summary
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.
by José Saramago 1999 341 pages
4.32
39k+ ratings
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
by Daniel Hernandez • 2011
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
3.61
500+
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
by Daniel Hernandez 2011 288 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Prayer
by A.W. Tozer • 2016
Tozer’s insights on prayer: how to stop asking vaguely and start communing with God in everything.
4.35
500+
Prayer Summary
Prayer
Tozer’s insights on prayer: how to stop asking vaguely and start communing with God in everything.
by A.W. Tozer 2016 225 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Date Your Wife
by Justin Buzzard • 2012
The husband is the problem and the solution: a gospel playbook for dating your wife again.
3.78
500+
Date Your Wife Summary
Date Your Wife
The husband is the problem and the solution: a gospel playbook for dating your wife again.
by Justin Buzzard 2012 160 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
The Atlantis Blueprint
by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
3.81
500+
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000 415 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Your Future Self Will Thank You
by Drew Dyck • 2019
Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.
4.28
1k+
Your Future Self Will Thank You Summary
Your Future Self Will Thank You
Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.
by Drew Dyck 2019 224 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
by Alan W. Watts • 2006
The self is a hallucination. Alan Watts' 1960s talks dissolve it with Eastern precision.
4.42
417
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life Summary
Eastern Wisdom, Modern Life
The self is a hallucination. Alan Watts' 1960s talks dissolve it with Eastern precision.
by Alan W. Watts 2006 272 pages
4.42
417 ratings
The Tao of Abundance
by Laurence G. Boldt • 1999
Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.
4.12
159
The Tao of Abundance Summary
The Tao of Abundance
Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.
by Laurence G. Boldt 1999 402 pages
4.12
159 ratings
Intimate Conversations with the Divine
by Caroline Myss • 2020
Prayer as real conversation: how to access the grace already surrounding you.
4.44
298
Intimate Conversations with the Divine Summary
Intimate Conversations with the Divine
Prayer as real conversation: how to access the grace already surrounding you.
by Caroline Myss 2020 271 pages
4.44
298 ratings
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
3.58
270
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007 398 pages
3.58
270 ratings
The Philosophy Book for Beginners
by Sharon Kaye • 2021
Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.
4.17
138
The Philosophy Book for Beginners Summary
The Philosophy Book for Beginners
Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.
by Sharon Kaye 2021 152 pages
4.17
138 ratings
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
by Len Bailey • 2013
A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.
3.59
253
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.
by Len Bailey 2013 336 pages
3.59
253 ratings
The Palestinian Delusion
by Robert Spencer • 2019
The conflict is religious, not territorial. There is no solution, only management.
4.01
500+
The Palestinian Delusion Summary
The Palestinian Delusion
The conflict is religious, not territorial. There is no solution, only management.
by Robert Spencer 2019 304 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards • 2025
Medieval Bruges: a merchant's daughter reads forbidden texts, finds God, and challenges the Church.
3.87
6k+
Canticle Summary
Canticle
Medieval Bruges: a merchant's daughter reads forbidden texts, finds God, and challenges the Church.
by Janet Rich Edwards 2025 368 pages
3.87
6k+ ratings
Living Your Yoga
by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1999
Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.
4.24
3k+
Living Your Yoga Summary
Living Your Yoga
Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.
by Judith Hanson Lasater 1999 192 pages
4.24
3k+ ratings
7 Lessons from Heaven
by Mary C. Neal • 2017
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
4.15
1k+
7 Lessons from Heaven Summary
7 Lessons from Heaven
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
by Mary C. Neal 2017 288 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
On the Threshold of Transformation
by Richard Rohr • 2010
A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.
4.37
171
On the Threshold of Transformation Summary
On the Threshold of Transformation
A year of meditations for the inner life most men were never taught they had.
by Richard Rohr 2010 400 pages
4.37
171 ratings
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 1955
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
4.35
449
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple Summary
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1955 700 pages
4.35
449 ratings
Outwitting History
by Aaron Lansky • 2004
A million Yiddish books were vanishing into dumpsters. One 24-year-old decided to save them all.
4.25
2k+
Outwitting History Summary
Outwitting History
A million Yiddish books were vanishing into dumpsters. One 24-year-old decided to save them all.
by Aaron Lansky 2004 328 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Yoga Bitch
by Suzanne Morrison • 2011
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
3.67
4k+
Yoga Bitch Summary
Yoga Bitch
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
by Suzanne Morrison 2011 169 pages
3.67
4k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
by David R. Hawkins • 2022
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
4.65
84
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins Summary
The Wisdom of Dr. David R. Hawkins
Truth strengthens your body. Lies weaken it. Humanity barely crossed that line in the 1980s.
by David R. Hawkins 2022 211 pages
4.65
84 ratings
The Worship Warrior
by Chuck D. Pierce • 2002
Your worship is a weapon: ascend in praise, receive strategy, and descend in victory.
4.33
203
The Worship Warrior Summary
The Worship Warrior
Your worship is a weapon: ascend in praise, receive strategy, and descend in victory.
by Chuck D. Pierce 2002 128 pages
4.33
203 ratings
The Satanic Rituals
by Anton Szandor LaVey • 1972
Psychodrama, inversion, and self-deification: the LaVeyan ritual handbook for becoming your own god.
3.55
1k+
The Satanic Rituals Summary
The Satanic Rituals
Psychodrama, inversion, and self-deification: the LaVeyan ritual handbook for becoming your own god.
by Anton Szandor LaVey 1972 224 pages
3.55
1k+ ratings
Boy Erased
by Garrard Conley • 2016
A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.
3.62
21k+
Boy Erased Summary
Boy Erased
A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.
by Garrard Conley 2016 340 pages
3.62
21k+ ratings
Dare to Drop the Pose
by Craig Groeschel • 2010
Most Christians pretend they're fine. What changes when you stop faking it with God.
4.23
163
Dare to Drop the Pose Summary
Dare to Drop the Pose
Most Christians pretend they're fine. What changes when you stop faking it with God.
by Craig Groeschel 2010 224 pages
4.23
163 ratings
Scriptures and Meditations for Your Best Life Now
by Joel Osteen • 2006
Break free from small thinking, speak possibilities, and step into the life you were designed for.
4.38
259
Scriptures and Meditations for Your Best Life Now Summary
Scriptures and Meditations for Your Best Life Now
Break free from small thinking, speak possibilities, and step into the life you were designed for.
by Joel Osteen 2006
4.38
259 ratings
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest
by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022
The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.
4.29
500+
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary
Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest
The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.
by Ruth Haley Barton 2022 264 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
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