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Acts Against God: A Short History of Blasphemy
By David Nash
A disappointingly shallow dive into heresy’s backstory.
Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier
By Benjamin E. Park
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A riveting exploration of race, democracy, and sexual experimentation in an early Mormon “beautiful place.”
The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project
By Krithika Varagur
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An in-depth look at the export of conservative Islamic teachings from the Arabian Peninsula.
The Triumph of Christianity
By Bart D. Ehrman
From Paul to Constantine, a modest faith’s stunning rise to prominence.
The Jewish American Paradox
By Robert Mnookin
Who gets to decide what it means to be a Jew?
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife
By Bart D. Ehrman
A bold, brash, sometimes problematic look at "the end."
Why Religion?
By Elaine Pagels
An historian uses her own experiences to explore the solace, contradictions, and mystery of faith.
To Change the Church
By Ross Douthat
The problem with liberal theology and the pontiff who trumpets it.
