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Religion Book Summaries

Ultrasociety
by Peter Turchin • 2015
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
4.11
464
Ultrasociety Summary
Ultrasociety
War did not just destroy. Over ten millennia, it built the greatest cooperators on Earth.
by Peter Turchin 2015 274 pages
4.11
464 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
500+
Where is God in a Coronavirus World? Summary
Where is God in a Coronavirus World?
The problem of evil just went global. An Oxford mathematician on why atheism has no answer.
by John C. Lennox 2020 64 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Zen beyond Mindfulness
by Jules Shuzen Harris • 2019
Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.
3.95
75
Zen beyond Mindfulness Summary
Zen beyond Mindfulness
Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.
by Jules Shuzen Harris 2019 183 pages
3.95
75 ratings
Afraid of All the Things
by Scarlet Hiltibidal • 2019
Tornadoes, cancer, and adoption taught her that peace survives every storm it cannot stop.
4.38
1k+
Afraid of All the Things Summary
Afraid of All the Things
Tornadoes, cancer, and adoption taught her that peace survives every storm it cannot stop.
by Scarlet Hiltibidal 2019 272 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Lost Scriptures
by Bart D. Ehrman • 2003
These are the scriptures early Christians debated, revered, and ultimately excluded from the Bible.
4.00
2k+
Lost Scriptures Summary
Lost Scriptures
These are the scriptures early Christians debated, revered, and ultimately excluded from the Bible.
by Bart D. Ehrman 2003 352 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox • 2011
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
4.12
121
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
by Gary Cox 2011 192 pages
4.12
121 ratings
Swedenborg
by Gary Lachman • 2012
A scientist catalogued heaven and hell like a naturalist. Then Kant took him seriously.
3.90
118
Swedenborg Summary
Swedenborg
A scientist catalogued heaven and hell like a naturalist. Then Kant took him seriously.
by Gary Lachman 2012 208 pages
3.90
118 ratings
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People
by Kevin G. Harney • 2009
Your daily habits are your real theology. A no-frills guide to aligning them.
4.14
177
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People Summary
Organic Outreach for Ordinary People
Your daily habits are your real theology. A no-frills guide to aligning them.
by Kevin G. Harney 2009 257 pages
4.14
177 ratings
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
3.90
76k+
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell Summary
The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Your brain edits reality to survival essentials. Huxley took mescaline and watched the editing stop.
by Aldous Huxley 1956 187 pages
3.90
76k+ ratings
Interventions 2020
by Michel Houellebecq • 2020
A provocateur on religion's sudden return, America's exit from power, and hell's disappearance.
3.57
500+
Interventions 2020 Summary
Interventions 2020
A provocateur on religion's sudden return, America's exit from power, and hell's disappearance.
by Michel Houellebecq 2020 265 pages
3.57
500+ ratings
Defending the Free Market
by Robert Sirico • 2012
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
4.14
258
Defending the Free Market Summary
Defending the Free Market
Why free markets, not socialism, serve the poor: a priest's moral and theological case.
by Robert Sirico 2012 256 pages
4.14
258 ratings
Transcendental Meditation
by Jack Forem • 1973
One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.
3.62
356
Transcendental Meditation Summary
Transcendental Meditation
One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.
by Jack Forem 1973 384 pages
3.62
356 ratings
Living the Extraordinary Life
by Charles F. Stanley • 2005
How grace, prayer, and intimacy with God turn an ordinary life into an uncommon one.
4.43
166
Living the Extraordinary Life Summary
Living the Extraordinary Life
How grace, prayer, and intimacy with God turn an ordinary life into an uncommon one.
by Charles F. Stanley 2005 240 pages
4.43
166 ratings
Life Driven Purpose
by Dan Barker • 2014
The cosmos owes you nothing. That's the starting point for building a meaning worth having.
3.88
240
Life Driven Purpose Summary
Life Driven Purpose
The cosmos owes you nothing. That's the starting point for building a meaning worth having.
by Dan Barker 2014 216 pages
3.88
240 ratings
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
by Manly P. Hall • 2006
Freemasonry is a school of the soul. Its rites guard a method for awakening the divine within.
4.16
500+
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry Summary
The Lost Keys of Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a school of the soul. Its rites guard a method for awakening the divine within.
by Manly P. Hall 2006 352 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Focused and Fearless
by Shaila Catherine • 2008
The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.
4.14
278
Focused and Fearless Summary
Focused and Fearless
The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.
by Shaila Catherine 2008 280 pages
4.14
278 ratings
Law of Confession
by Bill Winston • 2009
A biblical law turns your everyday words into a force that reshapes your future.
4.51
178
Law of Confession Summary
Law of Confession
A biblical law turns your everyday words into a force that reshapes your future.
by Bill Winston 2009 157 pages
4.51
178 ratings
The School of the Seers
by Jonathan Welton • 2013
Spiritual sight is teachable. Every believer already has the eyes; no dramatic encounter required.
4.33
500+
The School of the Seers Summary
The School of the Seers
Spiritual sight is teachable. Every believer already has the eyes; no dramatic encounter required.
by Jonathan Welton 2013 192 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Appreciate Your Life
by Taizan Maezumi • 2001
Your life is already buddha nature. The practice of Zen is simply learning to see it.
4.12
160
Appreciate Your Life Summary
Appreciate Your Life
Your life is already buddha nature. The practice of Zen is simply learning to see it.
by Taizan Maezumi 2001 160 pages
4.12
160 ratings
Petit traité de vie intérieure
by Frédéric Lenoir • 2010
What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.
3.84
500+
Petit traité de vie intérieure Summary
Petit traité de vie intérieure
What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.
by Frédéric Lenoir 2010 195 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
The Law of Rewards
by Randy Alcorn • 2003
Two judgments await every Christian. One decides your address, the other your assignment.
4.38
214
The Law of Rewards Summary
The Law of Rewards
Two judgments await every Christian. One decides your address, the other your assignment.
by Randy Alcorn 2003 160 pages
4.38
214 ratings
How (Not) to Read the Bible
by Dan Kimball • 2020
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
4.19
1k+
How (Not) to Read the Bible Summary
How (Not) to Read the Bible
That violent, sexist Bible passage you ignore: the context that makes it make sense.
by Dan Kimball 2020 310 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Love Thy Neighbor
by Ayaz Virji • 2019
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
4.14
1k+
Love Thy Neighbor Summary
Love Thy Neighbor
His patients voted for Trump. Then they learned their doctor was Muslim.
by Ayaz Virji 2019 203 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
What If God Wrote Your Bucket List?
by Jay Payleitner • 2015
Why the ultimate bucket list skips the skydive and starts with surrender.
3.94
302
What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? Summary
What If God Wrote Your Bucket List?
Why the ultimate bucket list skips the skydive and starts with surrender.
by Jay Payleitner 2015 192 pages
3.94
302 ratings
Alasdair Macintyre
by Peter McMylor • 1991
Our moral arguments never end because we threw out the framework that made them work.
2.90
10
Alasdair Macintyre Summary
Alasdair Macintyre
Our moral arguments never end because we threw out the framework that made them work.
by Peter McMylor 1991 236 pages
2.90
10 ratings
A Meal with Jesus
by Tim Chester • 2011
Jesus's most radical act was pulling up a chair. How shared meals became his mission strategy.
4.12
1k+
A Meal with Jesus Summary
A Meal with Jesus
Jesus's most radical act was pulling up a chair. How shared meals became his mission strategy.
by Tim Chester 2011 144 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
The World's Strongest Librarian
by Josh Hanagarne • 2013
A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.
3.82
12k+
The World's Strongest Librarian Summary
The World's Strongest Librarian
A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.
by Josh Hanagarne 2013 288 pages
3.82
12k+ ratings
Heavenly Visitation
by Kevin L. Zadai • 2015
Words open heaven's power or block it. How to pray, declare, and wage spiritual war.
4.75
290
Heavenly Visitation Summary
Heavenly Visitation
Words open heaven's power or block it. How to pray, declare, and wage spiritual war.
by Kevin L. Zadai 2015 84 pages
4.75
290 ratings
English Lessons
by Andrea Lucado • 2017
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
4.01
469
English Lessons Summary
English Lessons
Raised to have all the answers, she moved to Oxford and learned to love the questions.
by Andrea Lucado 2017 240 pages
4.01
469 ratings
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
by David Jeremiah • 2009
How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.
4.03
325
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do Summary
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
How the book of James converts confusion into a concrete faith you can see.
by David Jeremiah 2009 240 pages
4.03
325 ratings
Psychology of the Unconscious
by C.G. Jung • 2003
Freud said libido was sexual. Jung said it was life itself, and myths held the proof.
4.15
1k+
Psychology of the Unconscious Summary
Psychology of the Unconscious
Freud said libido was sexual. Jung said it was life itself, and myths held the proof.
by C.G. Jung 2003 624 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Muslims Are Coming!
by Arun Kundnani • 2014
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
4.33
500+
The Muslims Are Coming! Summary
The Muslims Are Coming!
The domestic war on terror manufactured the threats it claimed to fight and built a new racism.
by Arun Kundnani 2014 337 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Alan Watts–Here and Now
by Peter J. Columbus • 2012
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
4.13
15
Alan Watts–Here and Now Summary
Alan Watts–Here and Now
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
by Peter J. Columbus 2012 263 pages
4.13
15 ratings
In Search of Wisdom
by Joyce Meyer • 2021
You've read Proverbs. Now close the gap between admiring the wisdom and actually living it.
4.40
500+
In Search of Wisdom Summary
In Search of Wisdom
You've read Proverbs. Now close the gap between admiring the wisdom and actually living it.
by Joyce Meyer 2021 270 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
The Blessing of Humility
by Jerry Bridges • 2016
Nine statements Jesus made about blessing contain a roadmap to humility that effort cannot produce.
4.46
1k+
The Blessing of Humility Summary
The Blessing of Humility
Nine statements Jesus made about blessing contain a roadmap to humility that effort cannot produce.
by Jerry Bridges 2016 160 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Zen and the Beat Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1900
The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.
4.07
280
Zen and the Beat Way Summary
Zen and the Beat Way
The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.
by Alan W. Watts 1900 128 pages
4.07
280 ratings
Very Little...Almost Nothing
by Simon Critchley • 2004
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
3.89
132
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
by Simon Critchley 2004 229 pages
3.89
132 ratings
The Prayer of Jabez for Women
by Darlene Wilkinson • 2002
Four ancient requests, one daily prayer, and a life that outgrows every limit placed on it.
4.24
322
The Prayer of Jabez for Women Summary
The Prayer of Jabez for Women
Four ancient requests, one daily prayer, and a life that outgrows every limit placed on it.
by Darlene Wilkinson 2002 91 pages
4.24
322 ratings
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar • 2001
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
4.61
1k+
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Summary
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
by Ravi Shankar 2001 189 pages
4.61
1k+ ratings
It's Good to Be Queen
by Liz Curtis Higgs • 2015
What a queen's 1,500-mile quest for wisdom teaches women about boldness, honesty, and grace.
4.17
500+
It's Good to Be Queen Summary
It's Good to Be Queen
What a queen's 1,500-mile quest for wisdom teaches women about boldness, honesty, and grace.
by Liz Curtis Higgs 2015 224 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Consciousness Speaks
by Ramesh S. Balsekar • 1992
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
4.51
144
Consciousness Speaks Summary
Consciousness Speaks
No one thinks, no one acts, no one chooses. Seeing this clearly, not effort, brings peace.
by Ramesh S. Balsekar 1992 392 pages
4.51
144 ratings
Wired for Intimacy
by William M. Struthers • 2009
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
3.97
500+
Wired for Intimacy Summary
Wired for Intimacy
Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by William M. Struthers 2009 196 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Lily Dale
by Christine Wicker • 2004
A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.
3.49
1k+
Lily Dale Summary
Lily Dale
A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.
by Christine Wicker 2004 288 pages
3.49
1k+ ratings
No Cure for Being Human
by Kate Bowler • 2021
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
4.12
24k+
No Cure for Being Human Summary
No Cure for Being Human
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
by Kate Bowler 2021 224 pages
4.12
24k+ ratings
Multiply
by Francis Chan • 2012
Every believer is called to make disciples. A biblical blueprint for answering that call yourself.
4.05
5k+
Multiply Summary
Multiply
Every believer is called to make disciples. A biblical blueprint for answering that call yourself.
by Francis Chan 2012 333 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
From Weakness to Strength
by Scott Sauls • 2017
The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.
4.25
500+
From Weakness to Strength Summary
From Weakness to Strength
The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.
by Scott Sauls 2017 156 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
by David Instone-Brewer • 2003
Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.
4.31
282
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church Summary
Divorce and Remarriage in the Church
Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.
by David Instone-Brewer 2003 213 pages
4.31
282 ratings
From Good to Grace
by Christine Hoover • 2015
Stop spinning religious plates: the Christian life begins when you quit earning and start receiving.
4.23
288
From Good to Grace Summary
From Good to Grace
Stop spinning religious plates: the Christian life begins when you quit earning and start receiving.
by Christine Hoover 2015 226 pages
4.23
288 ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017 256 pages
4.01
312 ratings
Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz • 1896
A Roman officer's desire for a Christian hostage becomes a love that challenges Nero's empire.
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42k+
Quo Vadis Summary
Quo Vadis
A Roman officer's desire for a Christian hostage becomes a love that challenges Nero's empire.
by Henryk Sienkiewicz 1896 589 pages
4.01
42k+ ratings
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