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Best of … religion and spirituality

My best of lists are my book recommendations in specific topics. Starting with a general list of spiritual books that sell well (and for good reason), I plan on going into more niche topics to find you the best introductions to a variety of spiritual topics.

Books About Religion For Kids

by bev on February 15, 2013

When it comes to books about religion for kids, I am a firm believer that children should be educated in the practices and beliefs of all the world’s religions. When children understand why a classmate celebrates a holiday that he or she does not or why they refer to the Supreme Being with a different [...]

Best NDE Books

Best NDE Books

by bev on November 5, 2012

The sharing of stories of  NDE (near death experience) is not something that is new to this century or in centuries past. As far back as the 4th century BC, Plato describes the near death experience of a soldier. Suffice it to say even back then at least a few people were not only having [...]

Best Sufi books, books on Sufism

Best Sufi books, books on Sufism

by Katinka Hesselink - Spirituality on June 1, 2011

This is a list of the most popular books introducing Sufism to the spiritual reader. Let me start with The Essential Rumi the Rumi translation by Coleman Barks that warmed the heart of many, and created his reputation as THE Rumi interpreter of our time. As the famous author on religion Huston Smith says : [...]

The best spiritual books for 2010

The best spiritual books for 2010

by Katinka Hesselink - Spirituality on September 14, 2010

This is a list of the books that people who visit my various spiritual sites love and have been buying most in 2010. As you can see, Buddhism is popular beyond anything else, though Khalil Gibran and the Tao Te Ching also made the list. I will update this list a few times till the [...]