Best Religion & spirituality books

The 10 highest-rated Religion & spirituality books, scored from 2.3K reader ratings.

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8.38.3 / 10
Mere ChristianityC. S. Lewis538 ratings“Mere Christianity” sets out the faith’s shared core in plain, conversational prose that still shows its origin as wartime radio talks.Our view
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8.28.2 / 10
A Grief ObservedC. S. Lewis164 ratingsNothing is tidied up or hidden in “A Grief Observed”, a brief and unguarded record of bereavement.Our view
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8.28.2 / 10
The pursuit of GodA. W. Tozer73 ratings“The Pursuit of God” is a short, fervent classic of Christian devotion, written by a busy Chicago pastor about longing for a closer life with God.Our view

Why Mere Christianity is #1

Mere Christianity (C. S. Lewis) scores 8.3/10 from 538 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of A Grief Observed in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. To keep the list varied, the top 20 holds at most two books from one series and three by one author; the rest follow further down. Method →

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Which title here has the most ratings?

The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins) — 941 ratings and 7.9/10, which puts it at #10 on this list.