#1Roger2008July 31, 2011, 12:13 am

The search for Jesus written by Kamal Salibi

#2Bluto Blutarsky79July 31, 2011, 12:20 am

the gospel of the flying spaghetti monster.

truly tasteless jokes by blanche knott.

#3Shapeshifter309July 31, 2011, 1:15 am

“World Religions” by Huston Smith. Very well written and provides a good overview of most of the world religions.

#4brattiness73July 31, 2011, 1:22 am

As odd as it sounds for serious students all the “For Dummies” books on religion, at least in my opinion, seem to be a very good jumping off spot for whatever religion you are wanting to study. I wish they were available when I started out. The thing I like about these books in particular is the amount of scholarly references, and suggestions for reading they have. You will find a lot of book recommendations within them.

Having studied world religions for last 21 years myself, I wish you well on your adventure.

#5Adam RJuly 31, 2011, 2:12 am

A very great book is book called the Tao Te Ching , it is the book on which Taoism was formed. it is translated into many versions so it is simple to understand and it gives alot of insight , it is a short read but definatly worth it

#6MetalinkJuly 31, 2011, 2:57 am

For Hinduism, I would say: “Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hinduism” by Linda Johnsen. It is very nicely written.