Religion
The worship of God or the gods, and the beliefs, practices and communities that go with it.
Works to read
- On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle, 1841
- Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin, 1536; definitive Latin edition 1559 · Great Books
- An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by John of Damascus, c. 743
- The safety and protection of the church, Isa. 26. 1-6 by Isaac Watts, 1707
- Early Black Church Sermons and Addresses by Various, 1787-1930
- The Age of Faith by Will Durant, 1950
- Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley, 1982
- The Augsburg Confession by Philip Melanchthon, 1530
- To a Louse by Robert Burns, 1786
- A Letter Concerning Toleration by John Locke, 1689 · Great Books
- Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard, 1843 · Great Books
- Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego by Sigmund Freud, 1921 (English 1922) · Great Books
Passages
From the texts
So that the Religion of the former sort, is a part of humane Politiques; and teacheth part of the duty which Earthly Kings require of their Subjects.
— Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
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