The Greatest Books of All Time on Belief

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1721 Pragmatism William James 1907 American English
2192 American Gods Neil Gaiman 2001 British English
2568 Apologia Pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1864 British English
2816 The Gnostic Gospels Elaine Pagels 1979 American English
3232 The Books Of Jacob Olga Tokarczuk 2014 Polish Polish
3638 Why I Am Not a Christian Bertrand Russell 1927 British English
3638 Religio Medici Sir Thomas Browne 1643 British English
3861 The Wrath of the Ancestors Archibald Campbell Jordan 1940 South African English
5500 Does God Exist? Hans Küng 1978 German German
5825 On The Gods Marcus Tullius Cicero 45 Roman Latin
7093 Small Gods Terry Pratchett 1992 British English
7615 The Heretic Miguel Delibes 1998 Spanish Spanish
7855 Salvation on Sand Mountain Dennis Covington 1995 American English
8462 Being Wrong Kathryn Schulz 2010 American English
9189 The Geography Of Madness Frank Bures 2016 Unknown English
9601 Hogfather Terry Pratchett 1996 British English
9856 The Meaning of Truth William James 1909 American English
10735 Truth And Truthfulness Bernard Williams 2002 British English
10977 Or Else, The Lightning God And Other Stories Catherine Lim 1980 Singaporean English
11273 Gospel Wilton Barnhardt 1993 American English
11362 Évangile Des égarés Georgina Tacou Unknown French
11570 Scepticism and Animal Faith George Santayana 1923 Spanish English
11646 A Secular Age Charles Taylor 2007 Canadian English
12383 Small Congregations Thylias Moss 1993 American English
13243 When God Talks Back Tanya Luhrmann 2012 American English
14753 Outlines of Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus -180 Greek Greek
14983 Some Kind Of Fairy Tale Graham Joyce 2012 British English
14983 Christianity Diarmaid MacCulloch 2010 British English
14983 The Battle For God Karen Armstrong 2000 British English
15670 Religious Perplexities L. P. Jacks 1923 British English
15895 The Retreat To Commitment William Warren Bartley 1962 American English
16523 A Mirror for Witches Esther Forbes 1928 American English
17119 Fire In The Mind George Johnson 1995 American English
17119 All Can Be Saved Stuart B. Schwartz 2008 American English
17119 A Palpable God Reynolds Price 1978 American English
17119 Realism And Truth Michael Devitt 1991 American English
17077 The Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz 1911 American English
17119 Chocolat Joanne Harris 1999 British English
17119 Carpe Jugulum Terry Pratchett 1998 British English
17119 Believing Christ Stephen E. Robinson 1992 American English
17119 Neville Goddard Neville Goddard Unknown English
16974 Nightfall And Other Stories Isaac Asimov 1969 American English
17119 Magisteria Nicholas Spencer Unknown Unknown
17119 A History Of Wild Places Shea Ernshaw 2021 American English
17119 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17119 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
17119 Sparks Ian Johnson 2023 Unknown English
17119 Father And Son Jonathan Raban 2023 British English
17119 When The World Didn’t End Guinevere Turner 2023 Unknown English
17119 The Fifth Agreement Don Miguel Ruiz 2010 Mexican English
17119 The Agony Of Christianity And Essays On Faith Miguel de Unamuno 1925 Spanish Spanish
17119 Ritual And Its Consequences: An Essay On The Limits Of Sincerity Adam B. Seligman 2008 American English
17119 The Voice Of Knowledge Don Miguel Ruiz 2004 American English
17119 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English