16 best-selling nonfiction books like Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law by J. Budziszewski

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Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law

By: J. Budziszewski

3.88

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

With uninterrupted clarity, frequent eloquence and occasional humor, J. Budziszewski presents and d…

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1. The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

By: Rod Dreher

3.80

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

In a radical new vision for the future of Christianity, NYT bestselling author and conservative col… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"To rediscover Christian asceticism is urgent for believers who want to train their hearts, and the hearts of their children, to resist the hedonism and consumerism at the core of contemporary culture…"

-Rod Dreher, The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

"Once, during my Catholic days, I was complaining with a Catholic friend about how terrible the teaching was in parish life. A priest listening to us said that everything we griped about was true, but…"

-Rod Dreher, The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

"We live liturgically, telling our sacred Story in worship and song. We fast and we feast. We marry and give our children in marriage, and though in exile, we work for the peace of the city. We welcom…"

-Rod Dreher, The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation

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2. The Wind in the Willows

By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery

4.02

Format: 197 pages, Paperback

“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more

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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."

-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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3. From Irenaeus to Grotius

By: Oliver O'Donovan , Joan Lockwood O'Donovan

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

A reference tool that provides an overview of the history of Christian political thought with selec… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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4. The Great Divorce

By: C.S. Lewis

4.31

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more

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  • christian
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"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

"I cannot love a lie," said the Lady. "I cannot love the thing which is not. I am in Love, and out of it I will not go."

-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

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5. Till We Have Faces

By: C.S. Lewis

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
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6. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americas Wealthy

By: Thomas J. Stanley , William D. Danko

4.53

Format: 122 pages,

The incredible national bestseller that is changing people's lives -- and increasing their net wort… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • christian
  • theology
  • philosophy
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  • nonfiction
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8. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

9. Knowledge and Christian Belief

By: Alvin Plantinga

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In his widely praised Warranted Christian Belief(Oxford, 2000) Alvin Plantinga discussed in great d… read more

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  • christian
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10. God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life

By: Gene Edward Veith Jr.

4.33

Format: 25 pages, Paperback

When you understand it properly, the doctrine of vocation--"doing everything for God's glory"--is n… read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
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11. The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism

By: Edward Feser

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

"The central contention of the "New Atheism" of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Ch… read more

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  • theology
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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12. The Calvinistic Concept of Culture

By: Richard J. Mouw , Henry R. Van Til

3.67

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

An important contribution to the literature on Christianity and culture, this classic work represen… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology

13. Five Proofs of the Existence of God

By: Edward Feser

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Five Proofs of the Existence of Godprovides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of t… read more

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14. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

By: Mortimer J. Adler , Charles van Doren

3.98

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. I… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"In short, we can only learn from our "betters"."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"A good rule always describes the ideal performance."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"The mind can atrophy, like the muscles, if it is not used."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

"True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline."

-Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

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15. Mere Christianity

By: C.S. Lewis

4.36

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more

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"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

16. Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)

By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant trans… read more

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17. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

By: Unknown , None , Burton Raffel

4.50

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Written by an anonymous 14th-century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's ma… read more

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18. Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide

By: Edward Feser

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in history, St. Thomas Aquinas was the fat… read more

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19. Holiness

By: J.C. Ryle , Tom Phillips

4.36

Format: 59 pages, Paperback

Ryle calls us to live a life set apart from the world and set our minds on things above. Bishop … read more

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  • nonfiction
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"Let us never measure our religion by that of others, and think we are doing enough if we have gone beyond our neighbors."

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"A true Christian is one who has not only peace of conscience, but war within. He may be known by his warfare as well as by his peace."

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"Most men hope to go to heaven when they die; but few, it may be feared, take the trouble to consider whether they would enjoy heaven if they got there. Heaven is essentially a holy place; it's inhabi…"

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

"Let it never be said that we cannot know whether a Christian really loves Christ. It can be known. It can be discovered. The proof can be seen. You have heard them this very day. Love to the Lord Jes…"

-J.C. Ryle, Holiness

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20. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

4.29

Format: 389 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Stra… read more

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"There have,"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Where is your warrant?"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"I have taken to living by my wits."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)

21. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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22. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

23. Jayber Crow

By: Wendell Berry

3.95

Format: 253 pages,

From the simple setting of his own barber shop, Jayber Crow, orphan, seminarian, and native of Port… read more

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24. Philosophy of Mind: A Short Introduction

By: Edward Feser

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In this accessible introduciton to one of the fastest growing areas in contemporary philosophy, Edw… read more

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25. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

By: Evelyn Waugh

4.00

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more

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"Here my last love had died."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"No one is ever holy without suffering."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"I had been there before; I knew all about it."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"My father greeted me with his usual air of mild regret."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

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26. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory

By: Abigail Rine Favale

4.59

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more

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  • catholic
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27. Why Liberalism Failed

By: Patrick J. Deneen

3.86

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth c… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Individualism and statism advance together, always mutually supportive, and always at the expense of lived and vital relations that stand in contrast to both the starkness of the autonomous individua…"

-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed

"Rather than promoting unrealistic standards for behavior - especially self-limitation - that could at best be unreliably achieved, Machiavelli propsed grounding a political philosophy upon readily ob…"

-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed

"One of the main goals of the expansion of commerce is the liberation of embedded individuals from their traditional ties and relationships. The liberal state serves not only the reactive function of …"

-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed

"A main agent of that liberation becomes commerce, the expansion of opportunities and materials by which not only to realize existing desires but even to create new ones we did not know we had. The st…"

-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed

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28. Liberty, Order, and Justice: An Introduction to the Constitutional Principles of American Government

By: James McClellan

3.96

Format: 649 pages, Paperback

Unlike most textbooks in American Government, Liberty, Order, and Justice seeks to familiarize the … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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29. Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law

By: J. Budziszewski

3.88

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

With uninterrupted clarity, frequent eloquence and occasional humor, J. Budziszewski presents and d… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • catholic
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30. The Water and the Blood: How the Sacraments Shape Christian Identity

By: Kevin Emmert

4.16

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

This Thoughtful Book Explores How the Sacraments Shape Christian Identity in Christ  Our culture t… read more

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  • theology
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31. Begotten or Made?

By: Oliver O'Donovan

4.64

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

“Though written decades ago, this little book by O’Donovan is a masterpiece and still one of the be… read more

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15 must-read philosophy books like Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law by J. Budziszewski

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Rod Dreher

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C.S. Lewis

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4.25

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The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americas Wealthy

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