Humanist and secular alternatives to religion

Thousands of years in their telling and retelling, these stories invite readers of all ages to explore one of the world's most ancient and varied religious traditions.Vivid dramas-featuring gods, goddesses, kings, sages, and fools-have been selected from...

Papus (Dr. Ge'rard Encausse 18651916) was one of the great occultists of France, and was instrumental in developing and popularizing Eliphas Le'vi's earlier suggestions of a link between the Hebrew alphabet and the twentytwo trumps of the tarot. The...

Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the human imagination to explore that realm beyond the...

For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith-and are trained from an...

A little book that teaches readers how to incorporate the message of Conversations with God into their daily lives In 1999, Neale Donald Walsch wrote three little books, each focusing on different areas of life: Neale Donald Walsch on Relationships,...

Heal your life and discover how everything can be right even when circumstances are all wrongThis is a book about healing your whole self; a book about becoming conscious and discovering the eternal and unbreakable you. The authors take readers on a...

A Mexican immigrant and rising star within the Christian community abandons his faith and comes out as a gay atheistIn this exceptionally moving and soul-searching memoir, Fernando Alcntar recounts his incredible journey from poor Catholic boy on the...

"Anyone who has ever been confused by a Supreme Court decision or unsure of how to embody religious freedom in their own life now has a lawyer, and a pastor, they can trust." -Dan McKanan, author of Prophetic EncountersBooks about religion and the law...

Take it one day at a time with this award-winning recovery resource.One of the often-repeated mantras of 12-step and recovery programs is "one day at a time." This Day in Recovery: 365 Meditations offers a short, daily experience to help bring readers...

In this insightful guide minister Jonalu Johnstone invites readers into an adventure of encountering firsthand the words and stories that have inspired billions throughout the centuries. Exploring the wisdom of the ages, she argues, helps equip us to...

With humor and humanity, Nancy McDonald Ladd calls religious progressives to greater authenticity and truth-telling in challenging times rather than mere optimism.Progressive faith is at a crossroads. Liberal pulpits ring with grand sermons about the arc...

From one of today's leading thinkers about interfaith relationships comes this hands-on journal to help interfaith families discover their unique interfaith practice and identity.The Interfaith Family Journal is an invaluable resource for couples and...

Is a fight against equality and for privilege a fight for religious supremacy? Andrew L. Seidel, a constitutional attorney and author of the critically acclaimed book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American, dives into the debate on...

In this groundbreaking volume, J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, with Clare Aukofer, offers a succinct yet comprehensive study of how and why the human mind generates religious belief. Dr. Thomson, a highly respected practicing psychiatrist with credentials...

The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion.In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how freethinking liberals in...

So much of the experience of everyday life, says Osho in this insightful guide, is shaped by religious and social conditioning - and we are not even aware of the fact. We are constantly being pulled away from the unique nature that is our birthright. In...