Religion & Meaning

Literature & Fiction 1922 The Kiss to the Leper François Mauriac The Kiss to the Leper 《给麻风病人的吻》 François Mauriac The misery of a traditional marriage, and a portrait of human nature. Literature & Fiction AZM's list

Literature & Fiction 1959 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter M. Miller Jr. A Canticle for Leibowitz 《莱博维兹的赞歌》 Walter M. Miller Jr. Post-apocalyptic sci-fi on the cycle of civilization and forgotten history. Literature & Fiction AZM's list

Literature & Fiction Divan of Hafez Hafez Divan of Hafez 《设拉子夜莺》 Hafez Persian lyric poetry and the expression of the inner life. Literature & Fiction AZM's list

World History 2023 zhao-lin 共塑：西方文化精神的演变 《共塑》 zhao-lin How Christian faith and humanist reason together shaped the West. World History AZM's list

Philosophy 2013 Religion Without God Ronald Dworkin Religion Without God 《没有上帝的宗教》 Ronald Dworkin A religious sensibility without God, and the case for objective value. Philosophy AZM's list

Philosophy 2006 The God Delusion Richard Dawkins The God Delusion 《上帝的错觉》 Richard Dawkins Militant atheism and a full dismantling of traditional religion. Philosophy AZM's list

Philosophy 1951 The Wisdom of Insecurity Alan Watts The Wisdom of Insecurity 《心安》 Alan Watts Zen and Western metaphysics as ways out of anxiety. Philosophy AZM's list

Philosophy 2007 The Stillborn God Mark Lilla The Stillborn God 《夭折的上帝》 Mark Lilla Political theology, the Enlightenment, and the modern West. Philosophy AZM's list

Philosophy Arthur Schopenhauer 一个悲观主义者的积极思考 《一个悲观主义者的积极思考》 Arthur Schopenhauer Pessimist philosophy as practical wisdom for everyday life. Philosophy AZM's list

Philosophy Symposium Plato Symposium 《会饮篇》 Plato Banquet speeches on the nature of Eros and the ascent of the soul. Philosophy XMS's list

Literature & Fiction 1353 The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio The Decameron 《十日谈》 Giovanni Boccaccio Plague-time tales that mock a corrupt Church and celebrate human wit. Literature & Fiction XMS's list

Economics 2003 The Cafe on the Edge of the World John Strelecky The Cafe on the Edge of the World 《世界尽头的咖啡馆系列》 John Strelecky Asking what life is for, and shedding society's ready-made answers. Economics XMS's list

Economics 2003 A Travel Guide to Heaven Anthony DeStefano A Travel Guide to Heaven 《天堂之旅》 Anthony DeStefano What Christian texts say about heaven's landscape, bodies, and daily life. Economics XMS's list

Meditations on First Philosophy 《第一哲学沉思集》 René Descartes Using universal doubt as a method to find an indubitable foundation for knowledge Philosophy Daily Pick

Ethics 《伦理学》 Baruch Spinoza There is only one substance: how Spinoza used geometry to show that God is Nature and freedom lies in understanding necessity Philosophy Daily Pick