Books like God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism

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The Sabbath

Abraham Joshua Heschel · Religion & Spirituality

The Sabbath is Abraham Joshua Heschel's meditation on the Jewish day of rest, first published in 1951.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

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I and Thou

Martin Buber · Philosophy

I and Thou is Martin Buber's central philosophical work, first published in German in 1923.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

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The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James · Religion & Spirituality

The Varieties of Religious Experience originated as the Gifford Lectures delivered at Edinburgh in 1901–1902 and immediately became one of the most celebrated works in the study of religion.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

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The Perennial Philosophy

Aldous Huxley · Religion & Spirituality

The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley's anthology and commentary on the mystical traditions of the world, arguing that behind the diversity of religious forms lies a single metaphysical core: the divine ground or ultimate reality is one; the human soul contains a spark of this reality; the purpose of human existence is to realize this identity; and the path to that realization requires ego-transcendence through contemplation, virtue, and love.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

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Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology

Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.

A kindred religion & spirituality read.

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No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

Reza Aslan · Religion & Spirituality

No God but God is Reza Aslan's account of Islam from its pre-Islamic Arabian origins through the life of Muhammad, the early caliphates, the development of Islamic law and mysticism, and into the contemporary reform movements that Aslan argues are the religion's defining struggle.

Both dig into revelation.

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The Cloud of Unknowing

Anonymous · Religion & Spirituality

The Cloud of Unknowing is an anonymous English mystical treatise written in the latter half of the fourteenth century.

Both dig into prayer.

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The Interior Castle

Teresa of Ávila · Religion & Spirituality

The Interior Castle was written in 1577, when Teresa of Ávila was sixty-two and had already spent decades as a Carmelite reformer.

Both dig into prayer.

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The Practice of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence · Religion & Spirituality

The Practice of the Presence of God is a short collection of conversations and letters recorded by a French Carmelite friar named Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, compiled and published posthumously in 1692.

Both dig into prayer.

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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Carlo Rovelli · Science

Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist best known for his work on loop quantum gravity, wrote this book originally as a series of essays for an Italian Sunday newspaper.

Both dig into wonder.

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The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern · Fantasy

Le Cirque des Rêves appears overnight, with no announcement — black and white striped tents that smell of caramel and bonfire smoke, open only after dark, filled with impossible things.

Both dig into wonder.

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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Richard P. Feynman · Science

Richard Feynman died in 1988, but he gave talks, interviews, and lectures throughout his career that were preserved in recordings and transcripts.

Both dig into wonder.