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the best books on spirituality

The spirituality books most often recommended by the meditators, monks, podcasters, and seekers in our index — covering Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, secular contemplation, and the Western mystics.

60 books, ranked by how many of the 4,800 notable readers in our index have publicly recommended each one.

  1. Holy Bible
    29 people

    Holy Bible

    - · 2018

    29 recommenders

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  2. Slouching Towards Bethlehem
    9 people

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    Joan Didion · 2008

    9 recommenders

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  3. Women Who Run with the Wolves
    8 people

    Women Who Run with the Wolves

    Clarissa Pinkola Estés · 1995

    8 recommenders

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  4. Zen in the Art of Archery
    7 people

    Zen in the Art of Archery

    Eugen Herrigel · 1999

    7 recommenders

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  5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
    7 people

    Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

    Robin Wall Kimmerer · 2013

    7 recommenders

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  6. Dominion
    7 people

    Dominion

    Tom Holland · 2019

    7 recommenders

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  7. The Bible
    6 people

    The Bible

    The New Oxford Annotated Bible

    6 recommenders

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  8. Holy Bible
    6 people

    Holy Bible

    Esv · 2007

    6 recommenders

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  9. The Qur'an
    6 people

    The Qur'an

    - · 2008

    6 recommenders

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  10. Going Clear
    4 people

    Going Clear

    Lawrence Wright · 2013

    4 recommenders

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  11. The Way to Love
    4 people

    The Way to Love

    Anthony de Mello · 1995

    4 recommenders

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  12. The Purpose Driven Life : What on Earth am i Here For
    4 people

    The Purpose Driven Life : What on Earth am i Here For

    Rick Warren · 2002

    4 recommenders

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  13. Wherever You Go, There You Are
    4 people

    Wherever You Go, There You Are

    Jon Kabat-Zinn · 2005

    4 recommenders

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  14. Hope for the Flowers
    4 people

    Hope for the Flowers

    Trina Paulus · 1997

    4 recommenders

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  15. Living Life Backward
    3 people

    Living Life Backward

    David Gibson · 2017

    3 recommenders

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  16. Age of Reason: The Definitive Edition
    3 people

    Age of Reason: The Definitive Edition

    Thomas Paine · 2007

    3 recommenders

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  17. Here All Along
    3 people

    Here All Along

    Sarah Hurwitz · 2019

    3 recommenders

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  18. Happiness
    3 people

    Happiness

    Matthieu Ricard · 2007

    3 recommenders

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  19. Practicing The Power of Now
    3 people

    Practicing The Power of Now

    Eckhart Tolle · 1997

    3 recommenders

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  20. The Surrender Experiment
    3 people

    The Surrender Experiment

    Michael A. Singer · 2015

    3 recommenders

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  21. When Prophecy Fails
    3 people

    When Prophecy Fails

    Leon Festinger · 1964

    3 recommenders

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  22. Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
    2 people

    Jesus and the Eyewitnesses

    Richard Bauckham · 2006

    2 recommenders

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  23. Rilke's Book of Hours
    2 people

    Rilke's Book of Hours

    Anita Barrows · 1997

    2 recommenders

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  24. Spiritual Depression
    2 people

    Spiritual Depression

    David Martyn Lloyd-Jones · 1965

    2 recommenders

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  25. Think on These Things
    2 people

    Think on These Things

    Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1989

    2 recommenders

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  26. The Certainty of Faith
    2 people

    The Certainty of Faith

    Herman Bavinck · 1980

    2 recommenders

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  27. The Cost of Discipleship
    2 people

    The Cost of Discipleship

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer · 1961

    2 recommenders

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  28. The Sabbath World
    2 people

    The Sabbath World

    Judith Shulevitz · 2010

    2 recommenders

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  29. Love and Respect
    2 people

    Love and Respect

    Dr. Emerson Eggerichs · 2005

    2 recommenders

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  30. The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
    2 people

    The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming

    Henri J. M. Nouwen · 1994

    2 recommenders

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  31. In Love with the World
    2 people

    In Love with the World

    Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche · 2019

    2 recommenders

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  32. The Birth of the Messiah
    2 people

    The Birth of the Messiah

    Raymond Brown · 1977

    2 recommenders

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  33. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
    2 people

    The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

    Joshua Hammer · 2016

    2 recommenders

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  34. Disruptive Witness
    2 people

    Disruptive Witness

    Alan Noble · 2018

    2 recommenders

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  35. The Hindus: An Alternative History
    2 people

    The Hindus: An Alternative History

    Wendy Doniger · 2009

    2 recommenders

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  36. God’s Law and Order
    2 people

    God’s Law and Order

    Aaron Griffith · 2020

    2 recommenders

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  37. Awake in the Wild
    2 people

    Awake in the Wild

    Mark Coleman · 2006

    2 recommenders

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  38. Dynamics of Spiritual Life
    2 people

    Dynamics of Spiritual Life

    Richard F. Lovelace · 2020

    2 recommenders

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  39. Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism
    2 people

    Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism

    Ruben van Luijk · 2016

    2 recommenders

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  40. Cold-Case Christianity
    2 people

    Cold-Case Christianity

    J. Warner Wallace · 2013

    2 recommenders

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  41. A Manual for Living
    2 people

    A Manual for Living

    Epictetus · 1994

    2 recommenders

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  42. The Immortality Key
    2 people

    The Immortality Key

    Brian C. Muraresku · 2020

    2 recommenders

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  43. Conversations with God
    2 people

    Conversations with God

    Neale Donald Walsch · 1996

    2 recommenders

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  44. A Secular Age
    2 people

    A Secular Age

    Charles Taylor · 2007

    2 recommenders

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  45. Islam: A Short History
    2 people

    Islam: A Short History

    Karen Armstrong · 2000

    2 recommenders

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  46. Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living
    2 people

    Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living

    Dimitris Xygalatas · 2022

    2 recommenders

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  47. Young, British and Muslim
    2 people

    Young, British and Muslim

    Philip Lewis · 2007

    2 recommenders

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  48. Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation
    2 people

    Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation

    Peter Marshall · 2017

    2 recommenders

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  49. A Course in Miracles
    2 people

    A Course in Miracles

    Dr. Helen Schucman · 1996

    2 recommenders

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  50. Freedom from the Known
    2 people

    Freedom from the Known

    Jiddu Krishnamurti · 2009

    2 recommenders

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  51. The End for Which God Created the World
    2 people

    The End for Which God Created the World

    Jonathan Edwards · 2008

    2 recommenders

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  52. The Disappearance of the Universe
    2 people

    The Disappearance of the Universe

    Gary R. Renard · 2004

    2 recommenders

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  53. Mindfulness in Plain English
    2 people

    Mindfulness in Plain English

    Bhante Henepola Gunaratana · 1996

    2 recommenders

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  54. To Bless The Space Between Us
    2 people

    To Bless The Space Between Us

    John O’Donohue · 2008

    2 recommenders

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  55. The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus
    2 people

    The Misunderstood Jew: the Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus

    Amy-Jill Levine · 2006

    2 recommenders

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  56. Concerning The True Care of Souls
    2 people

    Concerning The True Care of Souls

    Martin Bucer · 2009

    2 recommenders

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  57. Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
    2 people

    Greek Thought, Arabic Culture

    Dimitri Gutas · 1998

    2 recommenders

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  58. Crushing
    2 people

    Crushing

    T. D. Jakes · 2019

    2 recommenders

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  59. Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing
    2 people

    Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing

    Jed McKenna · 2010

    2 recommenders

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  60. Jesus and John Wayne
    2 people

    Jesus and John Wayne

    Kristin Kobes Du Mez · 2020

    2 recommenders

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Methodology: each book is ranked by the number of recommenders in our index who have publicly endorsed it. Curated topics use a hand-picked book list; year-stamped pages query our index by publication year. More on methodology →