| 1. | ![]() | The varieties of religious experience: A study in human nature
from Collier
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I agree with some commentators about how difficult is to read this book. Yes, there are numerous quotations that are tedious and after the first reading I have not read again but, there is a treasure of quotes that would be difficult to find nowadays that shed enourmous light to the subject at hand... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Perennial Philosophy
from Harper & Brothers, Publishers
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This book, published first in 1945, is an amazing compilation of writings from eastern and western mystics and religious practitioners. Mr. Huxley does an excellent job of organizing the quotations and providing commentary. The selections he chose both 1) provide clues to breakthroughs in... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. | ![]() | The age of reason
from Wright & Owen
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Thomas Paine makes as powerful and argument as one might hope to make against the idea that the Bible - both the Old Testament and the New Testament - can possibly be direct revelations from God. His logic is very sound that revelation only occurs first to one person, and after that to believe in... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | What We Can't Not Know: A Guide
from Spence Publishing Company
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To be clear, I am not a natural law expert, but was only familiar with the concepts and knew the basics before delving into What We Can't Not Know. Budziszewski has written this book for readers much like me who are already convinced of at least the fundamentals of the philosophies he discusses. He... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. | ![]() | Religion within the limits of reason alone,
from The Open Court Pub. Co
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I can only say that regarding this book I bought it for my mother, whom is well educated and she found it to be a challenging read.
I purchased it based on the recomendation of a professor I was friends with, probably where I went wrong. I think conseptually it was a solid book based on the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | Philosophy and the Christian faith: A historical sketch from the Middle Ages to the present day (A Tyndale paperback)
from Inter-Varsity Press
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Colin Brown's Philosophy and the Christian Faith is a 320 page helicopter tour of the middle ages down to the mid twentieth century. Brown's survey profiles the men that have been significant markers on the intersection between philosophy and Christianity. Among these are Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas,... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. | ![]() | The heavenly city of the eighteenth century philosophers
from Yale University Press
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I am convinced of the books thesis "the underlying preconceptions of eighteenth century thought were still...essentially the same as those of the thirteenth century." However, I do not find this thesis fulfilled throughout the three lectures collected in this text. 1) The so-called "heavenly city"... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. | ![]() | A Preface to Morals
from Time Inc
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This book is about the clash between modernism as reflected in early 20th century American culture, and traditional religious thought. The author, | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. | ![]() | Eclipse of God: Studies in the Relation between Religion and Philosophy (Harper torchbooks)
from Harper
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| 10. | ![]() | First principles
from D. Appleton
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