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Church & State

    The best books on The Role of Religion, recommended by Selina O'Grady

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    The best books on The Role of Religion - The Aeneid (Robert Fitzgerald translation) by Virgil

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    The Aeneid (Robert Fitzgerald translation)
    by Virgil

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    The best books on The Role of Religion - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

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    The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
    by Philip Pullman

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    The best books on The Role of Religion - Our Church: A Personal History of the Church of England by Roger Scruton

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    Our Church: A Personal History of the Church of England
    by Roger Scruton

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    The best books on The Role of Religion - The Human Stain by Philip Roth

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    The Human Stain
    by Philip Roth

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    The best books on The Role of Religion - The Children Act by Ian McEwan

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    The Children Act
    by Ian McEwan

  • The best books on The Role of Religion - The Aeneid (Robert Fitzgerald translation) by Virgil
  • The best books on The Role of Religion - The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
  • The best books on The Role of Religion - Our Church: A Personal History of the Church of England by Roger Scruton
  • The best books on The Role of Religion - The Human Stain by Philip Roth
  • The best books on The Role of Religion - The Children Act by Ian McEwan

The best books on The Role of Religion, recommended by Selina O'Grady

Religion has an ability to create groups and communities that has yet to be surpassed, argues Selina O’Grady, author of And Man Created God: A History of the World at the Time of Jesus.

The best books on The Role of Religion, recommended by Selina O'Grady

    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History, recommended by Martin Marty

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    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - A Secular Age by Charles Taylor

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    A Secular Age
    by Charles Taylor

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    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - Saeculum by R A Markus

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    Saeculum
    by R A Markus

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    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - World Come of Age by Ronald Gregor Smith (editor)

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    World Come of Age
    by Ronald Gregor Smith (editor)

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    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - Out of Revolution by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

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    Out of Revolution
    by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

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    The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - The Dream of the Perfect Act by Richard Fenn

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    The Dream of the Perfect Act
    by Richard Fenn

  • The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
  • The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - Saeculum by R A Markus
  • The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - World Come of Age by Ronald Gregor Smith (editor)
  • The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - Out of Revolution by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
  • The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History - The Dream of the Perfect Act by Richard Fenn

The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History, recommended by Martin Marty

The professor of religious history says that though the world may seem to be increasingly secular, the growth of Christianity and Islam in some places disproves it. He chooses five books that fuel the debate

The best books on Religion versus Secularism in History, recommended by Martin Marty

    The best books on Faith in Politics, recommended by Richard Harries

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    The best books on Faith in Politics - Ill Fares the Land by Tony Judt

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    Ill Fares the Land
    by Tony Judt

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    The best books on Faith in Politics - An Awareness of What is Missing by Jürgen Habermas

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    An Awareness of What is Missing
    by Jürgen Habermas

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    The best books on Faith in Politics - The General by Jonathan Fenby

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    The General
    by Jonathan Fenby

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    The best books on Faith in Politics - Climbing the Bookshelves by Shirley Williams

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    Climbing the Bookshelves
    by Shirley Williams

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    The best books on Faith in Politics - Dishonest to God by Mary Warnock

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    Dishonest to God
    by Mary Warnock

  • The best books on Faith in Politics - Ill Fares the Land by Tony Judt
  • The best books on Faith in Politics - An Awareness of What is Missing by Jürgen Habermas
  • The best books on Faith in Politics - The General by Jonathan Fenby
  • The best books on Faith in Politics - Climbing the Bookshelves by Shirley Williams
  • The best books on Faith in Politics - Dishonest to God by Mary Warnock

The best books on Faith in Politics, recommended by Richard Harries

Former Anglican Bishop and House of Lords crossbencher says that the moral vision we need to recover in politics has its roots in faith. He chooses five books to combat political cynicism

The best books on Faith in Politics, recommended by Richard Harries

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