Religion Explained by Pascal BoyerThe Evolution of Gods by Ajay KansalSupernatural Agents by Ilkka PyysiäinenThe Belief Instinct by Jesse BeringIn Gods We Trust by Scott Atran
Essential Readings in the Cognitive Science of Religion
14th out of 111 books — 39 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMoral Tribes by Joshua D. GreeneThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtPolitical Tribes by Amy  ChuaOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Making Peace Between Tribalism and Globalization
8th out of 128 books — 47 voters

The Secret of Our Success by Joseph HenrichGrooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language by Robin I.M. DunbarDarwin's Unfinished Symphony by Kevin N. LalandGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNot by Genes Alone by Peter J. Richerson
Cultural Evolution & Biological Evolution
11th out of 80 books — 14 voters
Siva by Wendy DonigerThe Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology (Hermeneutics (Hermene... by Wendy DonigerSacred Plants Of India by M AmirthalingamIntroducing Hinduism by Borin Van LoonThe City of Devi by Manil Suri
Hinduism and India
17th out of 46 books — 3 voters

The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensThe Demon-Haunted World by Carl SaganThe End of Faith by Sam HarrisLetter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
Notable Atheist Books
254th out of 556 books — 955 voters

YHWH's Divine Images by Daniel McClellanWhen Prophecy Fails by Leon FestingerThe Origin of Satan by Elaine PagelsThe Origin and Character of God by Theodore J. LewisThe Origins of Biblical Monotheism by Mark S. Smith
Recommended by Dan McClellan
14th out of 51 books — 4 voters
Deep Listening by Emily KasrielHow Compassion Made Us Human by Penny SpikinsMaking Minds by Henry M. WellmanThe Cultural Origins of Human Cognition by TOMASELLOBig Gods by Ara Norenzayan
Book about Empathy
5th out of 12 books — 3 voters