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10 best books like Selected Philosophical Writings (Thomas Aquinas): The Necessity of Atheism and Other Essays, The Great Political Theories, Volume 2, The Discourses & Other Early Political Writings (Texts in the History of Political Thought), The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea, An Introduction to the New Testament, In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis, A Jonathan Edwards Reader, The Philosophy of Aristotle, Myths of Greece and Rome, A Kierkegaard Anthology

The Necessity of Atheism and Other Essays
AuthorPercy Bysshe Shelley
ISBN0879757744
The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), best known for such masterpieces as "Ode to the West Wind" and "Prometheus Unbound," also expressed his ideas on religious oppression in works of impassioned prose.

The Necessity of Atheism and Other Essays features five anti-religious...
The Great Political Theories, Volume 2
AuthorMichael Curtis
ISBN0380012359
The philosophy of politics

This carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers will be an invaluable guide to the general reader as well as to the serious student of history, political science, and government....
The Discourses & Other Early Political Writings (Texts in the History of Political Thought)
AuthorJean-Jacques Rousseau
ISBN0521424453
The work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is presented in two volumes, together forming the most comprehensive anthology of Rousseau's political writings in English. Volume I contains the earlier writings such as the First and Second Discourses.The American and French Revolutions were profoundly affected...
The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea
AuthorArthur O. Lovejoy
ISBN0674361539
From later antiquity down to the close of the eighteenth century, most philosophers and men of science and, indeed, most educated men, accepted without question a traditional view of the plan and structure of the world. In this volume, which embodies the William James lectures for 1933, Arthur O. Lovejoy...
An Introduction to the New Testament
AuthorRaymond E. Brown
ISBN0385247672
Every generation needs a comprehensive, reliable Introduction to the New Testament that opens the biblical text to the novice. Raymond E. Brown's "An Introduction to the New Testament" is the most trustworthy and authoritative guidebook for a generation seeking to understand the Christian Bible.Universally...
In the Beginning: A New Interpretation of Genesis
AuthorKaren Armstrong
ISBN0345406044
The power of Genesis lies in its stories, especially those of the creation, the Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph. Armstrong traces the grand design of Genesis and its great themes, examines its stories in fascinating detail, and shows why and how they work so well to illustrate the...
A Jonathan Edwards Reader
AuthorJonathan Edwards
ISBN0300098383
Prepared by editors of the distinguished series The Works of Jonathan Edwards, this authoritative anthology includes selected treatises, sermons, and autobiographical material by early America’s greatest theologian and philosopher.

"Jonathan Edwards remains unequaled among...
The Philosophy of Aristotle
AuthorAristotle
ISBN0451627830
Socrates and his God (May 2004)

Given what we hear from him in The Apology, it is not clear why Socrates “follows” his God, Apollo. There is evidence to support three explanations: 1) because he is compelled to; 2) because he wants to enable goodness; and 3) out of self-interest.

At...
Myths of Greece and Rome
AuthorThomas Bulfinch
ISBN0140056432
Orpheus leading his beloved Eurydice back to life … Ulysses battling to resist the mesmerising Sirens’ song … The tragedy of the vengeful Medea …

The timeless stories of the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome are charged with passion and romance, magic and murder. Each one is brought...
A Kierkegaard Anthology
AuthorSøren Kierkegaard
ISBN0691019789
This anthology covers the whole of Kierkegaard's literary career. The selections range from the terse epigrams of the Journal through the famous -Diary of the Seducer- and the -Banquet- scene, in which Soren Kierkegaard reveals his great lyric and dramatic gifts, on to the philosophical and psychological...
Apologia Pro Vita Sua (A Defense of One's Life)
AuthorJohn Henry Newman
ISBN0486442136
A highly influential figure in the Church of England, John Henry Newman stunned the Anglican community in 1843, when he left his position as vicar of St. Mary's, Oxford, to join the Roman Catholic church. Perhaps no one took greater offense than Protestant clergyman Charles Kingsley, whose scathing...
Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
AuthorJohn Paul II
ISBN0819826693
I found this to be a splendid example of the similarity between science and religion: both rest on faith statements and proceed by logical analysis. If you think science does not rest on faith statements, consider "Hume's Problem of Induction" and "Popperian Falsification."

Five stars!...
Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings
AuthorBrad Inwood
ISBN0872203786
This new edition of Hellenistic Philosophy--including nearly 100 pages of additional materia--offers the first English translation of the account of Stoic ethics by Arius Didymus, substantial new sources on Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Scepticism, expanded representation of Plutarch and Cicero,...
A Journey Through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom
AuthorCaroline Abbott
ISBN0988593130
One in four women will experience domestic abuse in her lifetime. Many Christians believe domestic abuse doesn't occur in Christian homes. Sadly, "religion is not a deterrent. There is just as much abuse in Christian homes as in non-Christian homes," according to the Christian Coalition against...
The Three Ages Of The Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life
AuthorRéginald Garrigou-Lagrange
ISBN0895556545
Explains the entire Catholic tradition on the spiritual life. Covers virtually all aspects of our Faith. The masterpiece of possibly the 20th century\'s greatest theologian. Covers scores of topics, including contemplative prayer, one\'s predominant fault, the healing of pride, spiritual direction,...
The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton Volume 01: Heretics, Orthodoxy, the Blatchford Controversies
AuthorG.K. Chesterton
ISBN0898700795
Contains three of Chesterton's most influential works. In Heretics, Chesterton sets forth one of the most telling critiques of contemporary religious notions ever. The Blatchford Controversies are the spirited public debate which led to the writing of Heretics. Then in Orthodoxy, Chesterton...
On Old Age, On Friendship & On Divination
AuthorMarcus Tullius Cicero
ISBN0674991702
Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106 - 43 BCE), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era which saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. In his political speeches especially and in his...
The Doubter's Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense
AuthorJohn Ralston Saul
ISBN0743236602
This is a damned interesting and amusing book.

It's a dictionary in the same vein as Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary. It ruminates on the meaning of words and phrases rather than sets the meaning in stone. The author makes it very clear that this is his opinion and not The Truth.

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