Religion & Spirituality · Similar reads
Books like The Case for God
The best books like The Case for God are A History of God, The God Delusion, and Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion. The Case for God by Karen Armstrong is about religion, theology, mysticism. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- A History of God
01
Karen Armstrong · Religion & Spirituality
A History of God is Karen Armstrong's account of how the idea of God has changed over four thousand years across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with excursions into Hinduism and Buddhism.
Shares theology and mysticism with The Case for God.
Read the summary → - The God Delusion
02
Richard Dawkins · Religion & Spirituality
The God Delusion is Richard Dawkins' comprehensive case against religious belief, published in 2006 as the most high-profile work of the New Atheist movement.
Both dig into religion.
Read the summary → - Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
03
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Sam Harris · Religion & Spirituality
Waking Up is Sam Harris' argument that the insights of contemplative traditions — particularly Buddhism's claim that the sense of self is an illusion — can be separated from religious metaphysics and investigated directly through meditation and introspection.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary →
- The Varieties of Religious Experience
04
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.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
05
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Christopher Hitchens · Religion & Spirituality
God Is Not Great is Christopher Hitchens' comprehensive polemic against religion, published in 2007 as part of the wave of "New Atheist" books that included Dawkins' The God Delusion, Harris' The End of Faith, and Dennett's Breaking the Spell.
Shares religion and secularism with The Case for God.
Read the summary → - Letter to a Christian Nation
06
Sam Harris · Philosophy
Letter to a Christian Nation is a short, blunt book written in direct address to American Christians.
Shares religion and secularism with The Case for God.
Read the summary → - Autobiography of a Yogi
07
Paramahansa Yogananda · Religion & Spirituality
Autobiography of a Yogi, published in 1946, is Paramahansa Yogananda's account of his spiritual development in India and his subsequent mission to bring yogic teachings to the West.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - New Seeds of Contemplation
08
Thomas Merton · Religion & Spirituality
New Seeds of Contemplation is Thomas Merton's revised and expanded version of Seeds of Contemplation, which he published in 1949 when he was still new to monastic life.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Battle for God
09
Karen Armstrong · Religion & Spirituality
The Battle for God is Karen Armstrong's history of religious fundamentalism across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the early modern period to the late twentieth century.
Both dig into religion.
Read the summary → - The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
10
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris · Religion & Spirituality
The End of Faith was written in the weeks following the September 11 attacks and published in 2004.
Both dig into religion.
Read the summary → - The Idea of the Holy
11
Rudolf Otto · Religion & Spirituality
The Idea of the Holy is Rudolf Otto's analysis of the non-rational dimension of religious experience — the distinctive quality of encounter with what he calls the "numinous," an experience that cannot be reduced to any moral, rational, or aesthetic category but is the core of what religion is actually about.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Perennial Philosophy
12
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.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary →
Books like The Case for God: quick answers
What are the best books like The Case for God?
The best books like The Case for God by Karen Armstrong are A History of God by Karen Armstrong, The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Case for God, such as religion, theology, mysticism.
What should I read after The Case for God?
A natural next read after The Case for God is A History of God by Karen Armstrong. Shares theology and mysticism with The Case for God. Other strong choices are The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
What books are similar to The Case for God by Karen Armstrong?
The Case for God centers on religion, theology, mysticism. Books with a similar feel include A History of God by Karen Armstrong, The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris, The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens, Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
