Religion Posts - Nate Shivar

Sacred Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic

Sacred Places of a Lifetime by National Geographic is an excellent coffee table style reference book showcasing some of the great sacred places around the world.

No Nonsense Spirituality by Britt Hartley

I picked this book up after hearing the author interviewed on a podcast — and by “picked up” I mean it was on sale on Amazon and seemed worth a quick read.

How To Read The Bible by Harvey Cox

How to Read the Bible by Harvey Cox is an accessible, nuanced, and genuinely creative introduction to engaging with the best-selling and most influential single book in the world.

Courage To Be by Paul Tillich

Sometimes a name shows up everywhere in the same week. That happened to me with Paul Tillich. His name popped…

Dynamics of Faith by Paul Tillich

I picked up Dynamics of Faith at a used bookstore along with The Courage to Be — same author, same…

Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman

I picked up Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman after a weekend that included visiting the Martin Luther King…

Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill

Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill is a 1914 book on Christian mystical practice. It’s available for free on Standard Ebooks, which is one of my favorite resources on the internet for beautifully formatted public domain books.

The Darkening Age by Catherine Nixey

Nixey’s “The Darkening Age” reveals how Christian zealots systematically destroyed classical civilization after gaining power – an excellent, well-researched read.