Philosophy + Religion
PENSÉES (REVISED)
Written by Pascal, Blaise
Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests.
DISCOURSE ON METHOD AND RELATED WRITINGS
Written by Descartes, Rene
"It is not enough to have a good mind; it is more important to use it well" René Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty.
ADAM, EVE, AND THE SERPENT: SEX AND POLITICS IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY
Written by Pagels, Elaine
A National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author deepens and refreshes our view of early Christianity while casting a disturbing light on the evolution of the attitudes passed down to us. Confirms her reputation as both a scholar and a popular interpreter.... Continuously rewarding and illuminating. --The New York Times
ORIGIN OF SATAN: HOW CHRISTIANS DEMONIZED JEWS, PAGANS, AND HERETICS
Written by Pagels, Elaine
From the National Book Award-winning and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Gnostic Gospels comes a dramatic interpretation of Satan and his role on the Christian tradition. "Arresting...brilliant...this book illuminates the angels with which we must wrestle to come to the truth of our bedeviling spritual problems." --The Boston Globe
BUDDHA
Written by Armstrong, Karen
With such bestsellers as A History of God and Islam, Karen Armstrong has consistently delivered "penetrating, readable, and prescient" (The New York Times) works that have lucidly engaged a wide range of religions and religious issues.
GNOSTIC GOSPELS
Written by Pagels, Elaine
A provocative study of the gnostic gospels and the world of early Christianity as revealed through the Nag Hammadi texts.
ISLAM: A SHORT HISTORY
Written by Armstrong, Karen
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war.
ESSENTIAL TORAH: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES
Written by Robinson, George
Whether you are studying the Bible for the first time or you're simply curious about its history and contents, you will find everything you need in this "accessible, well-written handbook to Jewish belief as set forth in the Torah" (The Jerusalem Post).
CONFESSIONS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
Written by Augustine
Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting a life.
NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
Written by Aristotle
A new translation of one of the most important philosophical works of all time A Penguin Classic Aristotle's classic treatise is based on his famous doctrine of the golden mean, which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency.
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