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The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

“It is an endlessly capacious, inventive, stimulating book. I won’t say it has something for everyone but it has, for its sheer blend of different approaches, a great deal for a great number of people. The fact that the whole thing is presented as a conversation with God, for a start. And Augustine is remarkably self-exposing and self-disclosing. It’s an extraordinary book for someone who’s just been ordained as a bishop to write. The Confessions had to be on this list and it is most people’s way into Augustine. It is this unbelievably pliant and fruitful work. Every time you read it, you notice new things.”

Catherine Conybeare,

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Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

“it’s very rare that you work in an academic field and there is a secondary work that is just indisputably superior to everything else. An agent once said to me that Brown’s book is known in her field as a “category killer”. No one else dared to write a biography of Augustine, really until the late 1990s. So, for 30 years—for basically a full generation—that was the work on Augustine.”

Catherine Conybeare,

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You can use our reading lists to find the best Christian books ever written on a variety of subjects.

Our recommendations span the best history of Christianity books, the best Jesus books, books on the existence of God, and many more.

Our best Christian book recommendations are from members of the clergy, biblical scholars, church historians, and philosophers of religion. These include distinguished scholars such as Richard Harries, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Edward Feser, and Robert Morgan.

    The Best Augustine Books, recommended by Catherine Conybeare

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    The Best Augustine Books - Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

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    Augustine of Hippo
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    The Best Augustine Books - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Best Augustine Books - The City of God by Augustine

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    The City of God
    by Augustine

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    The Best Augustine Books - Augustine: Select Letters by Augustine

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    Augustine: Select Letters
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    The Best Augustine Books - Eternity's Ennui by M. B. Pranger

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    Eternity's Ennui
    by M. B. Pranger

The Best Augustine Books, recommended by Catherine Conybeare

Christianity has been profoundly influenced by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE), but the fifth-century North African bishop has impacted almost every area of western thought: philosophy, theology, political theory, linguistics, and rhetoric. His Confessions is one of the most recommended titles on Five Books, but is it really the first autobiography? Professor Catherine Conybeare introduces us to the life, thought, and personality of this controversial yet brilliant figure. She picks the best books to learn more about St. Augustine and explores how he has been unfairly maligned.

    The best books on The Bible, recommended by Nicholas King

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    The best books on The Bible - A History of the Bible by John Barton

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    A History of the Bible
    by John Barton

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    The best books on The Bible - An Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E Brown

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    An Introduction to the New Testament
    by Raymond E Brown

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    The best books on The Bible - Jesus the Jew: a Historian’s Reading of the Gospels by Geza Vermes

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    Jesus the Jew: a Historian’s Reading of the Gospels
    by Geza Vermes

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    The best books on The Bible - The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine

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    The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
    by Amy-Jill Levine

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    The best books on The Bible - Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study by Markus Bockmuehl

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    Seeing the Word: Refocusing New Testament Study
    by Markus Bockmuehl

The best books on The Bible, recommended by Nicholas King

The Bible is not always an easy read—nor is it always obvious how or where to start reading it. Here, Nicholas King, a Jesuit priest and biblical scholar, chooses five books to help you start getting to grips with what is, arguably, the world’s all-time bestselling book.

    The best books on Jesus, recommended by Robert Morgan

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    The best books on Jesus - Jesus and the Word by Rudolf Bultmann

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    Jesus and the Word
    by Rudolf Bultmann

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    The best books on Jesus - The Quest of the Historical Jesus by Albert Schweitzer

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    The Quest of the Historical Jesus
    by Albert Schweitzer

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    The best books on Jesus - The Shadow of the Galilean by Gerd Theissen

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    The Shadow of the Galilean
    by Gerd Theissen

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    The best books on Jesus - The Birth of the Messiah by Raymond Brown

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    The Birth of the Messiah
    by Raymond Brown

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    The best books on Jesus - Born of a Virgin? by Andrew Lincoln

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    Born of a Virgin?
    by Andrew Lincoln

The best books on Jesus, recommended by Robert Morgan

Jesus was a 1st century Jew from Galilee who had a ministry of teaching and healing. He gathered disciples around him, but was eventually arrested and executed by the Roman governor of Judaea from 26 to 36CE, Pontius Pilate. But what else do we know about Jesus and what is his significance in an increasingly secular age? New Testament scholar Robert Morgan talks us through his favourite books on Jesus.

    The best books on Christianity, recommended by Richard Harries

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    The best books on Christianity - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The best books on Christianity - The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous

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    The Cloud of Unknowing
    by Anonymous

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    The best books on Christianity - Moral Man and Immoral Society by Reinhold Niebuhr

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    Moral Man and Immoral Society
    by Reinhold Niebuhr

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    The best books on Christianity - The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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    The Brothers Karamazov
    by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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    The best books on Christianity - On Christian Theology by Rowan Williams

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    On Christian Theology
    by Rowan Williams

The best books on Christianity, recommended by Richard Harries

The former bishop of Oxford tells us about books that explore what it means to be a Christian – from St Augustine and medieval mysticism to grappling with Dostoyevsky and more modern dilemmas. He picks the best books on Christianity.

    The Best Books on the History of Christianity, recommended by Diarmaid MacCulloch

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    The Best Books on the History of Christianity - An Ecclesiastical History of the English People by the Venerable Bede

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    An Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    by the Venerable Bede

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    The Best Books on the History of Christianity - The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

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    The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    by Edward Gibbon

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    The Best Books on the History of Christianity - The Culture of Protestantism in Early Modern Scotland by Margo Todd

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    The Culture of Protestantism in Early Modern Scotland
    by Margo Todd

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    The Best Books on the History of Christianity - The Church in Africa, 1450-1950 by Adrian Hastings

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    The Church in Africa, 1450-1950
    by Adrian Hastings

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    The Best Books on the History of Christianity - The Church of the East by Christoph Baumer

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    The Church of the East
    by Christoph Baumer

The Best Books on the History of Christianity, recommended by Diarmaid MacCulloch

How can one get to grips with a subject as huge as the history of Christianity, a 2000 year-old religion with adherents in every corner of the globe? The popular and distinguished Oxford historian, Diarmaid MacCulloch, recommends books that will help you make a start.

    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God, recommended by Edward Feser

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    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God - Summa Theologiae, Questions on God by (ed.) Brian Davies and Brian Leftow

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    Summa Theologiae, Questions on God
    by (ed.) Brian Davies and Brian Leftow

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    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God - The Thought of Thomas Aquinas by Brian Davies

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    The Thought of Thomas Aquinas
    by Brian Davies

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    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God - Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia by Gaven Kerr

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    Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia
    by Gaven Kerr

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    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God - The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil by Brian Davies

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    The Reality of God and the Problem of Evil
    by Brian Davies

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    The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God - Atheism and Theism by J. J. C. Smart & John Haldane

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    Atheism and Theism
    by J. J. C. Smart & John Haldane

The best books on Arguments for the Existence of God, recommended by Edward Feser

Is the existence of God incompatible with evil? What is the difference between ‘classical theism’ and ‘theistic personalism’? What is the best argument against there being a God?  From Aristotle through Aquinas to the present, philosopher Edward Feser gives an in-depth look at arguments for the existence of God.

    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books

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    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books - The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

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    The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
    by Dante Alighieri

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    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books - Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

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    Revelations of Divine Love
    by Julian of Norwich

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    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books - Waiting for God by Simone Weil

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    Waiting for God
    by Simone Weil

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    A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books - The Anathemata by David Jones

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    The Anathemata
    by David Jones

A N Wilson recommends the best Christian Books

The British writer, A.N. Wilson, recommends books that have helped him understand what Christianity means and to truly believe.

    Versions of the Bible, recommended by Timothy Beal

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    Versions of the Bible - The Bible The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    The Bible
    The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    Versions of the Bible - The Jewish Study Bible (TANAKH Translation) by Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael Fishbane

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    The Jewish Study Bible (TANAKH Translation)
    by Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael Fishbane

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    Versions of the Bible - The Green Bible by Harper Bibles

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    The Green Bible
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    Versions of the Bible - Bible Illuminated by Forlaget Illuminated Sweden (Editor)

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    Bible Illuminated
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    Versions of the Bible - The Woman’s Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Editor)

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    The Woman’s Bible
    by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Editor)

Versions of the Bible, recommended by Timothy Beal

Religion professor Timothy Beal introduces five different versions of the Bible — from the New Oxford Annotated edition to less traditional “green” and feminist takes

    The best books on Sin, recommended by Paula Fredriksen

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    The best books on Sin - God: A Biography by Jack Miles

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    God: A Biography
    by Jack Miles

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    The best books on Sin - Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

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    Augustine of Hippo
    by Peter Brown

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    The best books on Sin - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The best books on Sin - War and Remembrance by Herman Woulk

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    War and Remembrance
    by Herman Woulk

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    The best books on Sin - Christ Stopped at Eboli by Carlo Levi

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    Christ Stopped at Eboli
    by Carlo Levi

The best books on Sin, recommended by Paula Fredriksen

Tortured by the sins of your past? Or contemplating new ones? The historian of ancient Christianity recommends five books you to understand the role of sin in Christian thought.

    The best books on The Saints, recommended by Simon Yarrow

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    The best books on The Saints - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The best books on The Saints - The Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity by Peter Brown

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    The Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity
    by Peter Brown

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    The best books on The Saints - Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin

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    Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary
    by Miri Rubin

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    The best books on The Saints - Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits by Allan Greer

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    Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits
    by Allan Greer

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    The best books on The Saints - Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them by Robert Orsi

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    Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them
    by Robert Orsi

The best books on The Saints, recommended by Simon Yarrow

Heroes are universal to human culture and, in Christian culture, they manifested themselves as saints. Historian Simon Yarrow recommends the best books to understand the saints, from their widespread appearance in late antiquity to their continuing influence in modern America.

    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World, recommended by Robin Lane Fox

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    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World - The World of Late Antiquity by Peter Brown

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    The World of Late Antiquity
    by Peter Brown

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    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World - Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety by E R Dodds

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    Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety
    by E R Dodds

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    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World - Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown

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    Augustine of Hippo
    by Peter Brown

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    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World - The Inner Citadel by Pierre Hadot

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    The Inner Citadel
    by Pierre Hadot

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    The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World - The Jews In The Greek Age by Elias J Bickerman

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    The Jews In The Greek Age
    by Elias J Bickerman

The best books on Religious and Social History in the Ancient World, recommended by Robin Lane Fox

Cultural and philosophical changes that occurred in late antiquity are essential to our understanding of the world today, but few us know much about that period. Historian Robin Lane Fox recommends the best books to read to get a good sense of late antiquity.

    The best books on Christmas, recommended by Bruce Forbes

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    The best books on Christmas - 4000 Years of Christmas by Earl Count and Alice Count

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    4000 Years of Christmas
    by Earl Count and Alice Count

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    The best books on Christmas - The Origins of Christmas by Joseph Kelly

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    The Origins of Christmas
    by Joseph Kelly

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    The best books on Christmas - A Christmas Carol: And Other Stories by Charles Dickens

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    A Christmas Carol: And Other Stories
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on Christmas - The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum

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    The Battle for Christmas
    by Stephen Nissenbaum

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    The best books on Christmas - Encyclopedia of Christmas by Tanya Gulevich

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    Encyclopedia of Christmas
    by Tanya Gulevich

The best books on Christmas, recommended by Bruce Forbes

Did you know that Santa Claus was a 4th century bishop in what is now Turkey? That Puritans tried to outlaw Christmas? Or Tiny Tim was originally Little Fred? Religious scholar Bruce Forbes recommends books that shed light on Christmas’s pagan past and consumerist present.

    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 by Virgil

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    The Aeneid
    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, 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 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, 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 English Church Music, recommended by Andrew Gant

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    The best books on English Church Music - A History of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch

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    A History of Christianity
    by Diarmaid MacCulloch

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    The best books on English Church Music - Music and the Reformation in England by Peter Le Huray

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    Music and the Reformation in England
    by Peter Le Huray

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    The best books on English Church Music - The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy

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    The Stripping of the Altars
    by Eamon Duffy

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    The best books on English Church Music - The English Carol by Erik Routley

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    The English Carol
    by Erik Routley

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    The best books on English Church Music - The Music of the English Parish Church by Nicholas Temperley

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    The Music of the English Parish Church
    by Nicholas Temperley

The best books on English Church Music, recommended by Andrew Gant

Think you’re not interested in church music? Think again. Read this interview and you’ll soon find yourself ordering some books about it too. And a Happy Christmas from your editors at Five Books.

    The best books on Jerusalem, City of Peace?, recommended by James Carroll

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    The best books on Jerusalem - How to Read the Bible by James L Kugel

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    How to Read the Bible
    by James L Kugel

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    The best books on Jerusalem - God and Empire by John Dominic Crossan

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    God and Empire
    by John Dominic Crossan

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Iron Cage by Rashi Khalidi

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    The Iron Cage
    by Rashi Khalidi

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Seventh Million by Tom Segev

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    The Seventh Million
    by Tom Segev

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    The best books on Jerusalem - The Hebrew Republic by Bernard Avishai

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    The Hebrew Republic
    by Bernard Avishai

The best books on Jerusalem, City of Peace?, recommended by James Carroll

Jerusalem has been at the center of conflict for millennia and its current problems cannot be blamed on Israelis and Palestinians alone, says bestselling author and former Catholic priest James Carroll.  He picks the best books to understand Jerusalem’s complex history and its message of peace which still gives him hope.

    The best books on The Christmas Story, recommended by Brent Landau

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    The best books on The Christmas Story - Christmas: A Candid History by Bruce Forbes

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    Christmas: A Candid History
    by Bruce Forbes

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    The best books on The Christmas Story - The Birth of the Messiah by Raymond Brown

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    The Birth of the Messiah
    by Raymond Brown

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    The best books on The Christmas Story - Born Divine by Robert Miller

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    Born Divine
    by Robert Miller

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    The best books on The Christmas Story - The Sacred Santa by Dell deChant

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    The Sacred Santa
    by Dell deChant

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    The best books on The Christmas Story - Journey of the Magi by Richard Trexler

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    Journey of the Magi
    by Richard Trexler

The best books on The Christmas Story, recommended by Brent Landau

The story of the birth of Jesus is the part of the Gospels that is least based on history, explains religious studies scholar Brent Landau. Jesus was probably not born in Bethlehem and he may have been visited by as many as 12 wise men. He picks books to help understand the real Christmas story.

    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism

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    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism - The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

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    The Blind Watchmaker
    by Richard Dawkins

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    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism - Endless Forms Most Beautiful by Sean B Carroll

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    Endless Forms Most Beautiful
    by Sean B Carroll

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    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism - Evolution by Carl Zimmer

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    Evolution
    by Carl Zimmer

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    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism - Creationism's Trojan Horse by Barbara Forrest and Paul R Gross

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    Creationism's Trojan Horse
    by Barbara Forrest and Paul R Gross

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    Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism - The Devil in Dover by Lauri Lebo

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    The Devil in Dover
    by Lauri Lebo

Kenneth Miller recommends the best Arguments against Creationism

Biology professor—and Catholic—Kenneth Miller tells us what we should read to understand the battle being fought between scientists and creationists.

    The best books on The Incompatibility of Religion and Science, recommended by Jerry Coyne

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    The best books on The Incompatibility of Religion and Science - The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan

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    The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
    by Carl Sagan

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    The best books on The Incompatibility of Religion and Science - The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions by Alex Rosenberg

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    The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions
    by Alex Rosenberg

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    The best books on The Incompatibility of Religion and Science - God in the Age of Science?: A Critique of Religious Reason by Herman Philipse

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    God in the Age of Science?: A Critique of Religious Reason
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Embracing a scientific worldview excludes the possibility of also believing in God, says evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne. He picks five non-accommodationist books.

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