Beliefnet's Basic Books

What books would you recommend to someone who wanted to learn about your religion? Check out our Editors' Picks below. Of course, Beliefnet members have plenty of suggestions and have shared them on the boards. See

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Buddhism
Earth-Based
Evangelical Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Progressive Christianity





Basic Buddhism Books


Buddha by Karen Armstrong

Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen

Buddhism in America by Richard Hughes Seager

The New Buddhism by James Coleman

Buddhism Made Plain by Antony Fernando

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Basic Earth-Based Religion Books


The Spiral Dance by Starhawk

Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler

Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham

The Wiccan Path by Rae Beth

Pagan Book of Living and Dying by Starhawk

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Basic Evangelical Christianity Books


A Short Systematic Theology by Paul Zahl

Christianity 101 by Gilbert Bilezekian

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory by Randall Balmer

Just as I Am by Billy Graham

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Basic Hinduism Books


Classical Hindu Thought by Arvind Sharma

Jnana Yoga by Swami Vivekananda

The Bhagavad Gita Translated by Stephen Mitchell

Banaras: City of Light by Diana Eck

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahamsa Yogananda

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Basic Islam Books


Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong

The Oxford History of Islam by John Esposito

Muhammad by Karen Armstrong

Islam in America by Jane Smith

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Basic Judaism Books


The Jewish Catalog by Michael Strassfeld

Teshuva by Adin Steinsaltz

To Be a Jew by Hayim Donin

Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant

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Basic Progressive Christianity Books


Christianity and the Social Crisis
by Walter Raushenbush

Why Christian by John Douglas Hall

Things Seen and Unseen by Nora Gallagher

Sexism and God Talk by Rosemary Radford Ruether

Risks of Faith by James Cone

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