Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas ...40 reviews Jennifer Michael Hecht HarperOne, 2004 I Enjoyed This Book! + No Second Guessing Here + Better than the Bible + Fascinating. + Good overview, but uneven.             The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New ...28 reviews Bart Ehrman Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 Just give me the facts please. + Raw research for experts on the shaping of scripture Looking at bilblical history somewhat forensically is a refreshing way to examine the Bible. Cultural, social, and political, in other words, human perspective lead to an evolving understanding of religion, in general, not just Christianity.             Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide (Harvard University Press Reference Library)2 reviews Belknap Press, 2004 a great guide to ancient Mediterranean religions The purpose of this book is to provide a student or layperson with a background to the religions of the ancient Mediterranean, emphasizing their influences on each other. It does a very good job, and is the only book of its kind that I know of. I recommend it--despite its considerable cost--to any ...             Science and Religion, 1450--1900: From Copernicus to Darwin2 reviews Richard G. Olson The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 A bumpy ride + Equal Footing If God doesn't exist, one doesn't lose much by belief in God; however, if God does exist and one doesn't believe, the cost can be dramatic. Therefore, one should believe in God, for the odds are then in one's favour. This is sometimes called Pascal's Wager, after the dissident Catholic physicist, ...             Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism74 reviews Susan Jacoby Metropolitan Books, 2004 America's Greatest Gift to the World... + 100 % satisfied + Free Thinkers + Eye-opening + Highly recommended             Science and Religion, 400 B.C. to A.D. 1550: From Aristotle to Copernicus Edward Grant The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 Historian Edward Grant illuminates how today's scientific culture originated with the religious thinkers of the Middle Ages. In the early centuries of Christianity, Christians studied science and natural philosophy only to the extent that these subjects proved useful for a better understanding of the Christian faith, not to acquire knowledge for its own sake. However, with the influx of ...             The Lost Sayings of Jesus: Teachings from Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic And Islamic Sources--Annotated & ...4 reviews Andrew Phillip Smith Skylight Paths Publishing, 2006 Highly recommended reading for all students of the Abrahamic religions + No More Middle Man! The Lost Sayings Of Jesus: Teachings From Ancient Christian, Jewish, Gnostic, And Islamic Sources--annotated And Explained is expertly translated and annotated by Andrew Phillip Smith is a compendium of the timeless wisdom of Jesus of Nazareth drawn from sources that include not only the New ...             The Gnostic Gospels183 reviews Elaine Pagels Random House, 1979 Gnostic gospels + The Gnostic Gospels + Gnostics Can't Be Easily Written Off The product arrived quickly and the quality was excellent. I had the subject on hard back, but listening to the subject on CD impacted the delivery and allowed others to join in and listen. Looking for other products like it...on CD             The American Religion: The Emergence of The Post-Christian Nation19 reviews Harold Bloom Simon & Schuster, 1993 How to Understand The American Religion + Are you an American Gnostic? + It Must Be Good + Is there such a thing as "religious criticism"?             The Gnostic Religion18 reviews Hans Jonas Beacon Press, 2001 The insider's guide to Gnosticism + The Gnostic Religion by Hans Jonas + Could've Should've Would've Been A Five Star Book If Only,.. + Excellent summary of Gnosis and Gnosticism + Still a Classic             Who's Who in Hell: A Handbook and International Directory for Humanists, Freethinkers, Naturalists, ...11 reviews Warren Allen Smith Barricade Books, 2000 Quirky and valuable little reference book + A Must for Atheist! + MONUMENTAL DIRECTORY! + MONUMENTAL DIRECTORY! + Indispensable Reference             Forgery in Christianity: A Documented Record of the Foundations of the Christian Religion17 reviews Joseph Wheless Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 1992 Another Wheless Classic + THE BOOK IS GREAT, THE EDITION IS SHIT + 5 STARS + The Truth Revealed!             Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times6 reviews Tobias Churton Inner Traditions, 2005 Gnosis and Jnana are of the same Root + For some things you have to *Be It* to *Know It* + The Real McCoy _It is fitting that the author reminds us that both gnosis and jnana both come from the same root, i.e. knowledge. Specifically, in this application, it means knowledge leading to union with the divine. _I read the author's previous book on this subject through at least three times over the ...             The Laughing Jesus: Religious Lies and Gnostic Wisdom38 reviews Timothy Freke, Peter Gandy Three Rivers Press, 2006 A must-read book! + Excellent Exposé + only for the brave + finally someone with a right mind             Fundamentalism and American Culture (New Edition)10 reviews George M. Marsden Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Engrossing, Engaging and Well Researched + Informative + Fundamentalism and American Culture + 1980 Edition Read + Interesting background literature             How To Relate Science And Religion: A Multidimensional Model1 review Mikael Stenmark Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004 Thoughtful and thought provoking reading How To Relate Science And Religion: A Multidimensional Model by Mikael Stenmark (Professor of Philosophy of Religion, Uppsala University, Sweden) introduces the reader to two disparate and seemingly opposing perspectives on the relationship of religion and science. The first is the view that there ...             Buddhist Religions: A Historical Introduction (Religious Life in History)5 reviews Richard H. Robinson, Willard L. Johnson, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 2004 best overview of the Buddhist tradition + Excellent Overview + an excellent resource The one star review below was likely made by someone who read an early edition of the book - the past two editions have been an ambitious re-write by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. The result is a book whose clarity is unmatched by any other text I've come across that addresses the history of Buddhism.             Finding Your Religion: When the Faith You Grew Up With Has Lost Its Meaning23 reviews Scotty McLennan HarperOne, 2001 Helpful, Interesting, Well written + Generally good + Compassionate reminders of how one's spiritual life can grow + great book             The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions109 reviews Huston Smith Peter Smith Publisher, 1990 GET A DICTIONARY! + pretty good + Good quality. + Had to get it for class, but... + A great book             Akhenaten and the Religion of Light8 reviews Erik Hornung Cornell University Press, 2001 The Pharoah Exohertics Love to Hate + enjoyed book + Akhenaten, the Einstein of Ancient Egypt "For the first time in history, an attempt was made to explain the entire natural and human world on the basis of a SINGLE principle. Like Einstein, Ahkenaten made light the absolute reference point, and it is astonishing how clearly and consistently he pursued this concept in the 14th century ...