6 Best religion books like Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception by Adriana Valerio

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Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception

By: Adriana Valerio

3.76

Format: 128 pages, ebook

From one of Italy's most renowned historians of religion, an exciting new portrait of one of Christ…

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1. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

By: Dallas Willard , Richard J. Foster

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In th… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"Genius, it is said, is the ability to scrutinize the obvious."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"Jesus, Willard says, “does not call us to do what he did, but to be as he was, permeated with love. Then the doing of what he did and said becomes the natural expression of who we are in him."

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

"(God's) nature, identity, and overarching purposes are no doubt unchanging. But his intentions with regard to many particular matters that concern individual human beings are not. This does not dimin…"

-Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God

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2. Confessions of an English Opium Eater

By: Thomas de Quincey , Barry Milligan

4.00

Format: 50 pages, Paperback

A masterpiece of autobiography, and perhaps the first literary memoir of an addict, the Penguin Cla… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times

By: Elizabeth Wayland Barber

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient soci… read more

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  • feminism
  • nonfiction
  • history
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4. Revelations of Divine Love

By: Julian of Norwich , A.C. Spearing , Elizabeth Spearing

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

One of the first woman authors, Julian of Norwich produced in Revelations of Divine Lovea remarkabl… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
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5. Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16)

By: Charles Todd

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A dangerous case with ties leading back to the battlefields of World War I dredges up dark memories… read more

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  • historical

6. The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

2.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Mary Magdalene is one of the most influential symbols in the history of Christianity--yet, if you l… read more

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7. Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

By: Francis Chan , Preston Sprinkle

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in … read more

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8. Mariette in Ecstasy

By: Ron Hansen

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

The highly acclaimed and provocatively rendered story of a young postulant's claim to divine posses… read more

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9. The Seven Storey Mountain

By: Thomas Merton , Robert Giroux , William H. Shannon

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influenti… read more

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10. The Murderer's Maid: A Lizzie Borden Novel

By: Erika Mailman

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bram Stoker Award finalist Erika Mailman brings the true story of the brutal murder of Lizzie Borde… read more

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11. The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft

By: Diana Helmuth

3.76

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

A skeptic’s year-long quest to find spiritual fulfillment through modern Witchcraft, perfect for fa… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"It occurs to me that the energy in my body is the same as the energy in the red power lights, just a different current. What’s inside the office lights is inside me. It’s also what’s in the stars a m…"

-Diana Helmuth, The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft

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12. Dial P For Poison (Movie Club Mysteries, #1)

By: Zara Keane

4.12

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

“My career in the San Francisco PD ended the day I arrested my husband.” Maggie Doyle gives her … read more

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13. Perfect (The Genesis Trilogy, #1)

By: L.A. Kessler

3.34

Format: 300 pages, ebook

Perfection.Juliet Huff’s life depends on it.She’s never been outside, had friends over, or attend… read more

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14. She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

By: Sheila Wray Gregoire

4.49

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This research-based, biblically informed book helps moms reject harmful teachings from the church a… read more

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  • christianity
  • feminism
  • nonfiction
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15. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.37

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

¿Qué pasa cuando la vida que tenías asumida da un giro de 180 grados? Nada... Y también todo. Us es… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Scarlet Witch, Vol. 1: The Last Door

By: Steve Orlando

3.85

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

There is a door that appears only to those who need it most. On the other side is a witchcraft shop… read more

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17. Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

By: Bart D. Ehrman

4.06

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping ques… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
"It is impossible to overrate the importance of Homer on the culture and religion of ancient Greece. It is not that the Iliad and the Odyssey were “the Bible"

-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

"The problem with material remains is that they are silent: they don't provide their own interpretations. And that means various interpretations are possible."

-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

"The Old Testament says no word about either eternal bliss for the righteous dead or everlasting punishment for the wicked. The poets praise God, instead, for allowing them to stay alive for a while l…"

-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

"The fear of death in antiquity differed from the terrors of torment or horrors of actual nonexistence experienced by so many in the West today. It was instead the dread of losing out on everything a …"

-Bart D. Ehrman, Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

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18. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

By: Jen Psaki

3.96

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"

-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

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19. Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End

By: Bart D. Ehrman

4.25

Format: 8 pages, Audiobook

A “humane, thoughtful, and intelligent” (The New York Times Book Review) bestselling Biblical schol… read more

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  • history
  • christianity
  • politics
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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20. Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5)

By: Lynn Cahoon

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon continues her enchanting Kitchen Witch Mystery series… read more

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21. Womanist Midrash: A Reintroduction to the Women of the Torah and the Throne

By: Wilda C. Gafney

4.64

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Womanist Midrash is an in-depth and creative exploration of the well- and lesser-known women of the… read more

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  • christianity
  • feminism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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22. The Postman Always Dies Twice (Movie Club Mysteries #2)

By: Zara Keane

4.27

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here Breathing hard, I gave a yelp and l… read more

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23. Untamed Shore

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In this dark coming-of-age noir, a "Patricia Highsmith-like tale of grifts and con artists" (Crime … read more

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  • historical
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24. Survival of the Thickest: Essays

By: Michelle Buteau

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and una… read more

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  • nonfiction
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25. Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception

By: Adriana Valerio

3.76

Format: 128 pages, ebook

From one of Italy's most renowned historians of religion, an exciting new portrait of one of Christ… read more

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  • history
  • christianity
  • historical
  • politics
  • feminism
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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26. The Heart: Frida Kahlo in Paris

By: Marc Petitjean

3.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This intimate account offers a new, unexpected understanding of the artist's work and of the vibran… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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27. A Refiner’s Fire (The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries, #33)

By: Donna Leon

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon’s magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti conf… read more

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28. The Big Lie: How One Doctor’s Medical Fraud Launched Today’s Deadly Anti-Vax Movement

By: Kurt Eichenwald

3.94

Format: 187 pages, ebook

Set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and growing conspiracies aimed at so-called fake news… read more

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  • history
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29. The Women of Lemuria: Ancient Wisdom for Modern TImes

By: Muranyi Monika

4.54

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Is it possible that a place called Lemuria existed? What about the missing continent of MU? What do… read more

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  • history
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30. Ready to Come About

By: Sue Williams

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When Sue Williams set sail for the North Atlantic, it wasn't a mid-life crisis. She had no affinity… read more

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  • nonfiction
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31. Autocracy, Inc.

By: Anne Applebaum

4.28

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"

-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

9 must-read history books like Mary Magdalene: Women, the Church, and the Great Deception by Adriana Valerio

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Elizabeth Wayland Barber

2.83

Transform Your Habits

Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife

Bart D. Ehrman

4.06

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Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World

Jen Psaki

3.96

Transform Your Habits

Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End

Bart D. Ehrman

4.25

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4.06

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