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The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
4,685 books — 3,358 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
3,572 books — 2,222 voters

Siddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama XIVZen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu SuzukiWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema ChödrönPeace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist Reading List
907 books — 1,181 voters
From Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. HelwaThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowThe Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellI Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj
Different Takes on Religion & Spirituality
1,389 books — 1,125 voters

Full Steam Ahead by Karen WitemeyerDare to Love Again by Julie LessmanA Match Made in Texas by Karen WitemeyerA Beauty So Rare by Tamera AlexanderPrincess Ever After by Rachel Hauck
NEW 2014 Christian Fiction
322 books — 767 voters
Sabotaged by Dani PettreyA Worthy Pursuit by Karen WitemeyerAn Uncertain Choice by Jody HedlundThe Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie DickersonTo Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander
NEW 2015 Christian Fiction
500 books — 763 voters

From Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. Helwaالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousNo God but God by Reza AslanDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Best Books About Islam & Muslims
722 books — 725 voters
Angelfall by Susan EeHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickFallen by Lauren KateDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorThe Mortal Instruments Boxed Set by Cassandra Clare
Best Angel Books
291 books — 626 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Horizon Expanding Books
923 books — 553 voters
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Catholic Fiction
544 books — 427 voters

The Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarThe Echoes of Enigma by Ramzi NajjarHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Self Help Master List!
496 books — 360 voters
Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEscape by Carolyn JessopUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
248 books — 279 voters

Wicca by Scott CunninghamDrawing Down the Moon by Margot AdlerThe Spiral Dance by StarhawkThe Triumph of the Moon by Ronald HuttonLiving Wicca by Scott Cunningham
Best Pagan Non Fiction Reads
256 books — 228 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi Najjar
Mysticism books
212 books — 224 voters

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1 by G. Willow WilsonLove from Mecca to Medina by S.K. AliThe Dirty Version by Medina FarisDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Muslims Represented in Literature
359 books — 223 voters
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie OakesCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Chosen One by Carol Lynch WilliamsThis I Know by Eldonna EdwardsDevoted by Jennifer Mathieu
Cults, Sects, and Religious Conflict for Young Adults
303 books — 202 voters

The Reluctant Jesus by Duncan WhiteheadMagda Revealed by Ursula WernerLamb by Christopher MooreBen-Hur by Lew WallaceThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fiction with Jesus as a Character
186 books — 168 voters
The Girls by Emma ClineThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie OakesThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Cults and Communes in Fiction
359 books — 156 voters

The Captive Maiden by Melanie DickersonThe Jewel Trilogy by Hallee BridgemanSapphire Ice by Hallee BridgemanA Lasting Impression by Tamera AlexanderGreater Than Rubies by Hallee Bridgeman
Christian/Fiction Covers that are Beautiful!!
315 books — 147 voters
Immortal to the End by Charles PallaghySalvaged by Stefne MillerRebels by Accident by Patricia DunnShe Who Rose From Ashes by Sita BennettBurned by Ellen Hopkins
YA Spiritual & Religious Novels
221 books — 125 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergPaper is White by Hilary ZaidThink of England by K.J. CharlesKnit One, Girl Two by Shira GlassmanThe Dyke and the Dybbuk by Ellen Galford
Jewish LGBT Books
323 books — 119 voters
In This House of Brede by Rumer GoddenSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Nun's Story by Kathryn HulmeStory of a Soul by Thérèse of LisieuxThe Midwife by Jennifer Worth
GET THEE TO A NUNNERY
182 books — 115 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Crucible by Arthur MillerThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerStolen Innocence by Elissa Wall
Religion Gone Too Far
174 books — 97 voters
Collective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiFemales of Valor by Widad AkreyiRoots of To-Be Templars by Widad AkreyiNot Marked by Mary E. DeMuth
Sexual Abuse Books
82 books — 84 voters

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Imitation of Christ by Thomas à KempisNew Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas MertonJesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVIDark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross
Lent Reading List
233 books — 74 voters
The 19th Wife by David EbershoffThe Chosen One by Carol Lynch WilliamsKeep Sweet by Michele Domínguez GreeneSister Wife by Shelley HrdlitschkaHidden Wives by Claire Avery
Polygamist Cults
26 books — 72 voters

Faith & Funnies by Robert D DeanThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNumber the Stars by Lois LowryA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Religious Characters
477 books — 59 voters
Living Out Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq KugleIslamic Homosexualities by Stephen O. MurrayWe Have Always Been Here by Samra HabibIf You Could Be Mine by Sara FarizanHomosexuality in Islam by Scott Siraj al-Haqq Kugle
Queer Islam
85 books — 56 voters

Millionaire Janitor by Lorn BergstresserThe Resurrection Chronicles by Mike MacCarthyAmish Jane Doe by Shelley Shepard GraySilent Witness by Lara LacombeWidow's Secrets by Shelley Shepard Gray
Harlequin Love Inspired: Inspirational Cold Case Collection
22 books — 56 voters
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. DanforthThe Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica VerdiThe God Box by Alex SanchezCaught in the Crossfire by Juliann RichIf You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
YA Books about Homosexuality and Religion
66 books — 53 voters

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