Fiction please, no holy texts. Age of said fiction is up to you.
My recommendation would be Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. It's an absolutely hilarious read about the end of the world, and offers some pretty valuable insights as well.
2006-10-31 22:16:04 · 11 answers · asked by angk 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would recommend the following books for their unique perspective on human life....about the choices we make and the paths we follow.....invaluable insights for a better life:
1. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
2. One by Richard Bach
2006-10-31 22:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book ( WHAT IS YOUR DESTINY) found at www.cgi.org
here is a short piece of it.
The Proverbial Controversy
The traditional view of man and his destiny goes something like this; Almighty God constructed a beautiful creation. He placed innocent, child-like, perfect human beings in the midst of a garden filled with wonderful animals and beautiful trees, shrubs and flowers. Here was an absolutely fabulously, PERFECT creation! God was completely satisfied. Apparently, while God's "back was turned" (as if that is possible with God), along comes Satan the devil, like a garter snake entwined around the branches of a small tree, and somehow entices the woman to give the man of the forbidden fruit.
God then returns from His journey, and lo and behold, His perfect creation has been wrecked! Satan the devil has managed to somehow "sneak in," influence the man and woman, and DESTROY God's beautiful handiwork!
Now, God devises an idea. It may be makeshift; something like the chewing gum and baling wire approach the farmer might use on his broken-down tractor, but God decides He will attempt to "redeem" man; He will try to salvage His perfect creation, by sending His own Son to die for the sins of suffering mankind-and then, those who will receive and accept Jesus Christ can once again achieve a beatific state, and someday their "souls" can go to heaven!
Every bit of this traditional fable is just that-FABLE! It is sheer nonsense.
Believe it or not, Almighty God has never allowed anything to occur over which He had no control!
If you can get this concept down deep into your mind; if you can come to UNDERSTAND what you have already read about CHARACTER-about the requirement that character
must be built, and cannot be produced by divine fiat, automatically, then you will come to a level of understanding that is shared by only a minuscule percentage of the human race.
That truth is this: The creation was not COMPLETED in the garden of Eden-it was only BEGUN!
Adam and Eve did not represent a "finished" creation! They were merely a clay model-a prototype! Physically, they were made in the similitude and image of God. But spiritually, they fell far short! God's great PLAN of redemption was conceived from the far reaches of eternity-long before the construction of matter, and the creation of our universe, solar system, and this earth!
2006-10-31 22:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by His eyes are like flames 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Startrek, Being a fan since I was 2 and some of the most of modern inventions seem to be inspired by it. H.G Wells, The time machine..... Oh so many Good ones.
I am a very logical person. I am an Engineer and A Mathematician, so things have to make sense and I think these Sci-fi movies are thought provoking, and amusing!
2006-10-31 22:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. It introduces its religious aspect very subtly over many pages... and then at the end, leaves the reader with a stark choice. It is an incredibly hopeful book that neither overstates the case for religion, nor undermines it.
2006-10-31 22:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by evolver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Left Behind Series, all twelves books. You really get caught up in the characters. Also Peretti's This Present Danger.
2006-10-31 22:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prepare for War by Rebecca Brown.
Its about spiritual warfare and includes so much that Christians and non Christians should know.
Its the book that God used as a tool to save me.
2006-10-31 22:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by ccc4jesus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Left Behind series by Tim LaHey, et al.
2006-10-31 22:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by godshandmaiden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 21:38:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The left behind movie. To be compared with God's word.
2006-10-31 22:26:17 · answer #9 · answered by Tina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It's a parody of religion, obviously. But it's a very good one.
2006-10-31 22:26:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋