Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The end of faith The end of faith Sam Harris A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used… OL15138751W
The God gene The God gene Dean H. Hamer Argues that humans are genetically predisposed toward religious faith, explaining why spiritual belief provides an evolutionary advantage and analyzes the DNA makeup of people of various ages and bac… OL16069945W
The righteous mind The righteous mind Jonathan Haidt A groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book explains the American culture wars and refutes the "New Atheists." OL16568840W
The Concept of anxiety The Concept of anxiety Robert L. Perkins For the first time in English the world community of scholars is systematically assembling and presenting the results of recent research in the vast literature of Soren Kierkegaard. Based on the defi… OL17707098W
The Christian psychology of Paul Tournier The Christian psychology of Paul Tournier Gary R. Collins Paul Tournier (1898-1986) was a Swiss physician, Christian counselor, and author, who also wrote books such as The Meaning of Persons and The Whole Person In A Broken World. Gary R. Collins is a lice… OL1903258W
When God becomes a drug When God becomes a drug Leo Booth The twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous has been adapted to help turn compulsive, religious addiction into a healthy, Christ-like spiritual recovery regimen. OL3534723W
The Sensation of Being Somebody The Sensation of Being Somebody Maurice E. Wagner This is a very good book on how a person's self-concept or self-image is developed from birth to and through adulthood. It is in three parts: "Part 1--What we are, Part 2-- How we became what we are… OL3566313W
Varieties of Religion Today Varieties of Religion Today Charles Taylor "A hundred years after William James delivered the celebrated lectures that became The Varieties of Religious Experience, one of the foremost thinkers in the English-speaking world returns to the que… OL3747550W
The return to religion The return to religion Henry C. Link It is avery important book OL5594292W
Why God won't go away Why God won't go away Andrew B. Newberg "Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Why does consciousness inevitably involve us in a spiritual quest? Why, in short, won't God go away? Theologians, ph… OL6221570W
The supernatural sense The supernatural sense Bruce Hood The majority of the world's population is religious or believes in supernatural phenomena. In the United States, nine out of every ten adults believe in God, and a recent Gallup poll found that about… OL9509068W