Religion & Spirituality
537 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 302 · mentioned by 508302 recommend · 508 mention302 recommend · 508302 recommend
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Emil Frankl
Recommended by 250 · mentioned by 325250 recommend · 325 mention250 recommend · 325250 recommend
2008–2026Tao Te Ching
Stephen Mitchell
Recommended by 103 · mentioned by 204103 recommend · 204 mention103 recommend · 204103 recommend
2007–2026Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
Recommended by 138 · mentioned by 186138 recommend · 186 mention138 recommend · 186138 recommend
2008–2026The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
Recommended by 93 · mentioned by 16293 recommend · 162 mention93 recommend · 16293 recommend
2012–2026The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 14494 recommend · 144 mention94 recommend · 14494 recommend
2007–2026The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Recommended by 102 · mentioned by 129102 recommend · 129 mention102 recommend · 129102 recommend
2007–2026Bhagavad-Gita
Vyasa
Recommended by 55 · mentioned by 13055 recommend · 130 mention55 recommend · 13055 recommend
2008–2026Mindfulness in Plain English
Bhante H. Gunaratana
Recommended by 99 · mentioned by 12299 recommend · 122 mention99 recommend · 12299 recommend
2007–2026Paradise Lost
John Milton
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 12829 recommend · 128 mention29 recommend · 12829 recommend
2015–2026The mind illuminated
Culadasa John Yates, Matthew Immergut PhD, Sean Runnette, Jeremy Graves
Recommended by 79 · mentioned by 11179 recommend · 111 mention79 recommend · 11179 recommend
2008–2026The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 10341 recommend · 103 mention41 recommend · 10341 recommend
2008–2026Finite and infinite games
James P. Carse, James Carse
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 7858 recommend · 78 mention58 recommend · 7858 recommend
2009–2026Zen mind, beginner's mind
Shunryū Suzuki
Recommended by 57 · mentioned by 7657 recommend · 76 mention57 recommend · 7657 recommend
2007–2026The hero with a thousand faces
Joseph Campbell
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 6626 recommend · 66 mention26 recommend · 6626 recommend
2009–2026New Testament
Bible
Recommended by 4 · mentioned by 594 recommend · 59 mention4 recommend · 594 recommend
2010–2026Mere Christianity
C. S. Lewis
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 5229 recommend · 52 mention29 recommend · 5229 recommend
Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 5442 recommend · 54 mention42 recommend · 5442 recommend
2009–2026I Ching
Richard Wilhelm, Cary F. Baynes, Carl Gustav Jung
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 4710 recommend · 47 mention10 recommend · 4710 recommend
Analects
James Legge, Confucius
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 4510 recommend · 45 mention10 recommend · 4510 recommend
2008–2026The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 4434 recommend · 44 mention34 recommend · 4434 recommend
2016–2026Maps of Meaning
Jordan B. Peterson
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 4332 recommend · 43 mention32 recommend · 4332 recommend
2009–2026The Tao of Pooh
Benjamin Hoff, Ernest H. Shepard, A. A. Milne
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 4128 recommend · 41 mention28 recommend · 4128 recommend
2009–2026The Screwtape Letters
C. S. Lewis
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 3818 recommend · 38 mention18 recommend · 3818 recommend
2010–2026Orthodoxy
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 3522 recommend · 35 mention22 recommend · 3522 recommend
2009–2026The Abolition of Man
C. S. Lewis
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 3419 recommend · 34 mention19 recommend · 3419 recommend
2008–2026The Systems Bible
John Gall
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 3423 recommend · 34 mention23 recommend · 3423 recommend
2010–2026The Wisdom of Insecurity
Alan Watts
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 3422 recommend · 34 mention22 recommend · 3422 recommend
2008–2026The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 3326 recommend · 33 mention26 recommend · 3326 recommend
2014–2023Waking Up
Sam Harris
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 3221 recommend · 32 mention21 recommend · 3221 recommend
2007–2025Bible
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3224 recommend · 32 mention24 recommend · 3224 recommend
2011–2024Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha
Daniel M. Ingram
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 2821 recommend · 28 mention21 recommend · 2821 recommend
2017–2026Unsong
Scott Alexander
Recommended by 18 · mentioned by 2918 recommend · 29 mention18 recommend · 2918 recommend
2013–2024Search inside yourself
Chade-Meng Tan
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 2421 recommend · 24 mention21 recommend · 2421 recommend
2009–2026The City of God
Saint Augustine
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 299 recommend · 29 mention9 recommend · 299 recommend
2013–2026The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James, Dr. William James, James, William, CrossReach Publications
Recommended by 13 · mentioned by 2713 recommend · 27 mention13 recommend · 2713 recommend
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Vatican
Recommended by 2 · mentioned by 262 recommend · 26 mention2 recommend · 262 recommend
2009–2026Great Books of the Western World
Blaise Pascal, Mortimer J. Adler
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 2612 recommend · 26 mention12 recommend · 2612 recommend
2008–2025Summa Theologica
Thomas Aquinas, Kennedy, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1930
Recommended by 10 · mentioned by 2510 recommend · 25 mention10 recommend · 2510 recommend
2020–2026Dominion
Tom Holland, Mark Meadows, Joan Eloi Roca
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 2320 recommend · 23 mention20 recommend · 2320 recommend
Rerum Novarum
Léon Léon XIII
Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 245 recommend · 24 mention5 recommend · 245 recommend
Fear and trembling
Søren Kierkegaard
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 2412 recommend · 24 mention12 recommend · 2412 recommend
2017–2024Why Buddhism Is True
Wright, Robert
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 2317 recommend · 23 mention17 recommend · 2317 recommend
Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Max Weber
Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 245 recommend · 24 mention5 recommend · 245 recommend
2011–2026The Way of Zen
Alan Watts
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 2216 recommend · 22 mention16 recommend · 2216 recommend
2008–2023Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Donald Knuth
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 219 recommend · 21 mention9 recommend · 219 recommend
2016–2026The fire next time
James Baldwin
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2115 recommend · 21 mention15 recommend · 2115 recommend
2013–2025The untethered soul
Michael A. Singer
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 2019 recommend · 20 mention19 recommend · 2019 recommend
2009–2024Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 1917 recommend · 19 mention17 recommend · 1917 recommend
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2015 recommend · 20 mention15 recommend · 2015 recommend
2010–2026The Tibetan Book of the Dead
W. Y. Evans-Wentz
Recommended by 6 · mentioned by 206 recommend · 20 mention6 recommend · 206 recommend
2008–2023Way of the peaceful warrior
Dan Millman
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 1917 recommend · 19 mention17 recommend · 1917 recommend
2011–2022The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
James Fadiman
Recommended by 14 · mentioned by 1514 recommend · 15 mention14 recommend · 1514 recommend
2008–2026The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan
Recommended by 5 · mentioned by 205 recommend · 20 mention5 recommend · 205 recommend
2013–2023The Power of Myth
Joseph Campbell
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 2015 recommend · 20 mention15 recommend · 2015 recommend
2014–2026The Golden Bough
James George Frazer
Recommended by 8 · mentioned by 198 recommend · 19 mention8 recommend · 198 recommend
2008–2023A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle
Recommended by 19 · mentioned by 1919 recommend · 19 mention19 recommend · 1919 recommend
2011–2025Black like me
John Howard Griffin
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1911 recommend · 19 mention11 recommend · 1911 recommend
2009–2026The perennial philosophy
Aldous Huxley
Recommended by 12 · mentioned by 1812 recommend · 18 mention12 recommend · 1812 recommend
2008–2026Momo
Michael Ende
Recommended by 11 · mentioned by 1811 recommend · 18 mention11 recommend · 1811 recommend