Ask HN: Best books on the psychology of religion? ↗

The books people recommended

2018-09-03 · 42 points · 37 comments · 16 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

2
The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
2 here · 57 all-time · #66 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 12,156 ratings on Amazon
2
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Julian Jaynes
2 here · 25 all-time · #236 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 1,067 ratings on Amazon
2
Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis
2 here · 19 all-time · #332 overall
Buy on Amazon4.8 out of 5, 14,091 ratings on Amazon
2The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James
2 here · 7 all-time · #1010 overall
2Maps of Meaning
Maps of Meaning
Jordan Peterson
2 here · 6 all-time · #1111 overall
2The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain
C. S. Lewis
2 here · 5 all-time · #1422 overall
2The Hero's Journey
The Hero's Journey
Joseph Campbell
2 here · 4 all-time · #1791 overall
2A Grief Observed
A Grief Observed
C.S. Lewis
2 here · 3 all-time · #2494 overall
1
Waking Up
Sam Harris
1 here · 19 all-time · #337 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 9,211 ratings on Amazon
1The God Delusion
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
1 here · 18 all-time · #354 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 14,138 ratings on Amazon
1Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton
1 here · 16 all-time · #393 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 2,701 ratings on Amazon
1Food of the Gods
Food of the Gods
Terence McKenna
1 here · 7 all-time · #1030 overall
1Why Buddhism Is True
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
1 here · 6 all-time · #1060 overall
1Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents
Sigmund Freud
1 here · 4 all-time · #1699 overall
1Either/Or
Either/Or
Søren Kierkegaard
1 here · 3 all-time · #2110 overall
1The Interpretation of Cultures
The Interpretation of Cultures
Clifford Geertz
1 here · 3 all-time · #2274 overall