2007-11-19 03:08:56 · 24 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
((religiously or spiritually speaking))
2007-11-19 03:09:16 · update #1
Contact by Carl Sagan.
Probably the most elegaic case for faith ever written by an atheist.
2007-11-19 03:11:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever.
2007-11-19 03:23:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two of them actually: Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford.
...but rather than "challenge", I prefer to think that new information refines and "polishes" my beliefs into a more useful, more realistic perspective.
2007-11-19 03:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by anyone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read the Sword of the Prophet, I wanted to make an informed decision and understand why some see Islam as a peaceful religion and why others don't before I converted to Islam.
2007-11-19 03:21:05 · answer #4 · answered by Sadiyah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read the Golden Compass when I was young. I read all three and understood them and their meaning. You know what's crazy? I'm OK with it now. I know what I believe, and this book can't adjust that. I don't know why all the fuss about it being a bad book; you can't have faith without doubt, or it becomes fact. I have faith in my God, but I have no fact in baseless atheism. I was a child when I read those books, and adults scream and run when one iota of challenge comes against them. I welcome it!
2007-11-19 03:14:12 · answer #5 · answered by tcjstn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Essential Writings of Thich Nhat Hanh" by Sr. Annabel Laity, published by Orbis Books.
It wasn't so much a challenge to my beliefs as it was a challenge to the practice of my beliefs. Highly recommended.
Jim Cosgrove
http://www.PrayTwice.Com
2007-11-19 03:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Velvet Elvis
2007-11-19 03:11:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Lion of Judah. Nothing could make me change my beliefs. The only books worth reading are the Bible and Christianity for Dummies which is a little easier to understand.
2007-11-19 04:02:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Generally I don't read books that challenge my beliefs. I find that the world is dark enough that I prefer to read things which enlighten and inspire, which build me up rather than tear me down.
2007-11-19 03:36:10 · answer #9 · answered by Fotomama 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not too long ago, I re-read "Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic Sages," by Rabbi Abraham Cohen. I'm a Christian fundie, btw.
Before that, I spent quite some time with the Koran and Hadith.
I'm getting ready to read "I and Thou," by Martin Buber, who presents the Jewish understanding of a personal relationship with God.
2007-11-19 03:13:52 · answer #10 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Constantine's Sword
2007-11-19 03:11:36 · answer #11 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋