Religion and Spirituality

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Updated May 15, 2026
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Separation of church and hate : a sane person's guide to taking back the bible from fundamentalists, fascists, and flock-fleecing frauds
Fugelsang, John
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct takedown of far-right Christian hatred--a book for believers, atheists, agnostics, and anyone...
God's homecoming : the forgotten promise of future renewal
Wright, N. T.
Paper Book
A defining major work from today's leading Bible scholar: N. T. Wright traces the biblical promise of God's care for the future, offering authentic hope in a chaotic age. Many devout believers have been lured into the classic misunderstanding that Christianity teaches how we...
Peace be with you! : my words to the church and to the world
Leo Pope
Paper Book
The first American Pope's words for the world reveal themes to his leadership: peace, hope, and unity. "I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world....
Heart of a stranger : an unlikely rabbi's story of faith, identity, and belonging
Buchdahl, Angela
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "A story that begs to be told. . . engrossing." -The Washington Post From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman's journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming one of...
Twelve churches : an unlikely history of the buildings that made Christianity
Butler-Gallie, Fergus.
Paper Book
Karen Armstrong meets Pico Iyer in this sweeping history of Christianity that visits a dozen places of worship on every inhabited continent to tell their often wild stories and examine their sometimes difficult legacies. Christianity is the largest religion in the US with upwards...
Better ways to read the Bible : transforming a weapon of harm into a tool of healing
Lambert, Zach W.
Paper Book
As a pastor for more than ten years, Zach Lambert has seen the Bible used countless times as something far from the "Good Book"-both in his own life and in the experiences of others. In Better Ways to Read the Bible, he dismantles four common lenses for reading the Bible that lead to harm, then...
The missionary kids : unmasking the myths of white evangelicalism
Fletcher, Holly Berkley.
Paper Book
Runner-Up for the Religion News Association's Book of the Year Award 2026 "Historian Fletcher incisively explores the dark underbelly of American evangelical missionary work via the experiences of missionaries' children." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "Insightful and hard...
The lost Mary : rediscovering the Mother of Jesus
Tabor, James D.
Paper Book
A world-renowned historian of early Christianity and ancient Judaism lifts the veil on the life of Mary--revealing her revolutionary role as the matriarch of the Jesus movement "A great leap forward in understanding and contextualizing Mary's life, after two millennia of her...
Mother Emanuel : two centuries of race, resistance, and forgiveness in one Charleston church
Sack, Kevin.
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR * A sweeping history of one of the nation's most important African American churches and a profound story of courage and grace amid the fight for racial justice--from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kevin...
Liturgies for resisting empire : seeking community, belonging, and peace in a dehumanizing world
Armas, Kat
Paper Book
Everyone wants to belong. But what does belonging-to God, ourselves, and each other-look like in the context of living within an empire and its ideologies? In Liturgies for Resisting Empire, Cuban American writer Kat Armas breaks down the images and idols of empire. She reveals how early Christians...
Becoming neighbors : the common good made local
Peterman, Amar D.
Paper Book
The work of cultivating the common good starts in your own neighborhood. In Becoming Neighbors, Amar D. Peterman explores how the common good can be cultivated through the practice of neighbor love. And he encourages Christians to join their neighbors at what he calls "the...

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