religion

Looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, examining the sacred texts, imagery, key beliefs, and religious artifacts of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam, and including discussion of ancient religions as well as Native, Chinese, and Japanese faiths.

A sixteen-year-old lesbian tries to get over a crush on her religious best friend by embarking on a "holy quest" with a couple of misfits who have invented a wacky, made-up faith called the Church of Blue.

Examines metaphysics, the study of reality, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of the mind and outlines the different ways philosophers have attempted to answer the many questions that are posed in the study of metaphysics.

Celeste, a member of The Movement, where polygamy is the norm and women are often married off to much older men, is repulsed by her community's practices and struggles to find a way to break free of their rigid rules and expectations without bringing shame to her family.

Discusses the relevance of classic Western literature and philosophy for everyday life in the early twenty-first century, examining works by Homer, Dante, Kant, Melville, David Foster Wallace, and other authors.

Cultural, political, social, and historical perspectives highlight the miracles, saints, superstition, and medieval mind of the Middle Ages.

Essays examine the questions concerning life's meaning, moral decisions, religion, and how one should live.

Presents more than twenty essays that argue opposing sides on issues regarding religion in America, including whether America is a religious nation, whether religion can solve America's social problems, how religious freedom should be accommodated in America, and what role religion should play in American public schools.

Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order.

Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order whose function is to breed.