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Core Beliefs is a category for books that examine, articulate, and challenge the fundamental convictions shaping how individuals and societies understand themselves and the world. Drawing from philosophy, psychology, religion and spirituality, cultural studies, and social and political thought, these works explore values, identity, morality, and worldview—ranging from rigorous analyses and comparative surveys to accessible guides and personal narratives. Readers will find books that trace how core beliefs are formed, transmitted, and revised; how they influence behavior, relationships, and institutions; and how to evaluate or reshape one’s own assumptions. Whether seeking deeper meaning, interrogating inherited doctrines, or building a coherent personal ethos, this shelf offers both critical inquiry and practical insight into the ideas at the heart of human experience.

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