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Religion & Spirituality
A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to Religion & Spirituality.
An insider's exploration of Amish life, faith, and the brutal cost of leaving a world where belonging is everything.
A deep dive into Thomas Aquinas's intellectual project to reconcile faith and reason, from his five proofs of God to his theories about angels, sex, and resurrected bodies.
An exploration of atheism as a philosophical position that challenges religious belief and examines life without god.
A plainspoken history of the Baháʼí Faith, from Baháʼu'lláh's emergence in 19th-century Persia to its spread as a borderless global religion.
A practical guide to what believers of major world religions actually believe when they claim a faith label.
A poetic journey through seven major world religions, told not as doctrine but as shared human longing for meaning.
A straightforward retelling of the Bible's narrative from Genesis through the Crucifixion, without interpretation or theological spin.
A chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of the Book of Mormon's actual narrative—prophets, plates, philosophers getting wrecked, and Jesus in America.
A journey through Christianity's major denominations—from the Great Split to Protestants, tracing how one faith fractured into a sprawling family tree.
From Siddhartha's awakening to Zen and Vajrayāna's mystical fire, a journey through Buddhism's evolution and its radical branches that transformed reality itself.
An exploration of the energy centers in the human body according to ancient spiritual traditions and their role in personal transformation.
Seven thinkers from Spinoza to Twain who dared to question biblical authority and faced the consequences.
A chronological journey through the history of moral philosophy, from tribal instincts to Nietzsche's table-breaking, exploring how humans decided what's right and wrong.
A comprehensive history of male circumcision across civilizations, religions, and medical practice—and the modern movement questioning this ancient ritual.
Galileo turned his telescope skyward and shattered the Church's perfect heavens with sunspots, moons, and forbidden truths.
A sweeping history tracing humanity's religious evolution from polytheistic pantheons to the rise of monotheism and the global spread of Christianity.
A raw, modern translation of Sikh scripture that strips away tradition to explain what the Guru Granth Sahib actually teaches about ego, karma, and breaking the cycle of rebirth.
How an Ethiopian emperor became a living god to Rastafarians while navigating the treacherous politics of 20th-century colonialism and world war.
A deep dive into Halloween's roots — from Celtic Samhain to Catholic saints, medieval superstitions to modern candy, tracing how ancient rituals became America's spookiest tradition.
Hammurabi's Code wasn't justice—it was the original power hack, and every law system since has been running his code.
The wild historical journey of how ancient scrolls became the single most influential book in Western civilization.
A gripping history of how the Catholic Church hunted heretics, burned books, and turned faith into a legal weapon through centuries of inquisition.
A irreverent journey through Islamic history from Muhammad's Mecca to the Ottoman Empire, tackling the faith's most misunderstood moments with wit and clarity.
The seventh president of the United States stares out from history with a look that says, I dared you to forget me.
A gentle, accessible retelling of Jesus's life that emphasizes his kindness, patience, and radical love for everyone he met.
A comprehensive history of the Jewish people from biblical origins through medieval persecution, tracing their survival against exile, empire, and pogroms.
A critical examination of Jehovah's Witnesses—their failed doomsday prophecies, social control tactics, and the human cost of shunning dissenters.
Japan's oldest chronicle retold: gods emerging from mist, divine siblings creating islands, and the sun goddess's bloodline founding an empire.
The unauthorized biography of L. Ron Hubbard and his transformation from pulp fiction writer to founder of Scientology, culminating in Operation Snow White—the largest infiltration of the U.S. government in history.
An exploration of the machi, the shamanic healers of the Mapuche people who bridge the spiritual and physical worlds through ancient Indigenous practices.
A critical examination of materialist philosophy's claims that consciousness, free will, love, and morality are mere illusions created by atoms.
A narrative retelling of Jesus Christ's life that frames him as rebel, brother, and revolutionary rather than simply divine savior.
A critical examination of Mormonism's origins, from Joseph Smith's prophetic visions and golden plates to the priesthood power structures that built a religious empire.
The life story of Muhammad told as a historical narrative—from orphaned merchant to prophet who transformed Arabia and launched a global movement.
A skeptical takedown of popular conspiracy theories and pseudohistorical myths, from Tartaria and hollow Earth to biblical misconceptions and flood legends.
An exploration of the Nag Hammadi texts and Gnostic Christianity, from lost gospels buried in the Egyptian desert to their resurrection in modern spiritual movements.
The rise and fall of Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem's Temple and built an empire that seemed eternal — until Persia came.
A deep dive into the gods of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia—from Horus and Isis to Inanna and Enki—exploring divine power, mythology, and what these deities reveal about humanity's oldest civilizations.
A tiny pebble named Pip embarks on an adventurous journey up a mountain, discovering courage and strength despite feeling small.
The definitive history and biographical survey of the papacy, from Saint Peter to the modern Vatican.
A plain-language guide to what the Quran actually contains, organized by theme from creation stories to judgment day, for readers who want to know the text itself rather than interpretations.
Reincarnation reimagined as a video game where souls level up, glitch through déjà vu, and navigate the mechanics of eternal respawn.
A sweeping history of human belief from ancient rituals to the Enlightenment's challenge to divine authority.
The true story of how L. Ron Hubbard turned a self-help system into a litigious empire that declared war on its critics.
The story of Sikhism from Guru Nanak's revolutionary teachings through the birth of the warrior Khalsa to modern survival—a faith forged in steel and spirit.
A witty dive into what the Talmud actually contains—from Sabbath rules and marriage contracts to demons, magic, and toilets haunted by supernatural beings.
An investigative exposé of the Twelve Tribes, a hidden American cult founded by Elbert Eugene Spriggs, revealing its doctrine, businesses, and internal control mechanisms.
A time traveler's romance where past lives and stolen moments in a library blur the lines between destiny and choice.
A critical examination of Ed and Lorraine Warren's most famous paranormal investigations, from Annabelle to Amityville, separating fact from Hollywood fiction.
The story of Wu Zetian, the only woman to ever rule China as emperor in her own right, who weaponized religion and fear to shatter every rule about gender and power.
A revealing history of Christmas that traces how an ancient religious holiday transformed into modern consumer culture's biggest commercial spectacle.
How an ancient Persian faith invented Heaven, Hell, and the Final Judgment—then secretly shaped every religion that came after.
The ones who stared at the ceiling wondering what else was out there and what was in here.
Your body is a bioelectric miracle: nerves firing, signals surging, systems syncing like a symphony under your skin.
To every delivery driver, burnt crust, and cardboard box that whispered, “It’s going to be okay.” This book is for you.
No, I’d start the kind that eats twenty-year-olds alive and burps out “entrepreneurs.” The kind where “family” means you take the blame, and “culture” means I make the money.
And for the ones who never gave up asking what this world is really made of.
by JJ Dedication For those who were taught a dream but never told the cost.
Prologue – The Curtain Rises PROLOGUE – THE CURTAIN RISES YOU DON’T STUMBLE into a Freddie Mercury.
(Here’s a hint: it already is.) Prologue PROLOGUE LET’S GET SOMETHING straight — this isn’t a movie review.
Prologue: The Buzz PROLOGUE: THE BUZZ YOU NEVER FORGET the first hit.
Dedication Chapter One - The Coin Isn’t Fair Chapter Two - The Dice Are Loaded Chapter Three - Weather, Death, and Why Forecasts Sound Like Guesses Chapter Four - What Are the Odds You’re Alive?
The House That Emotion Built THE HOUSE THAT EMOTION BUILT BEFORE WE HAD words for anxiety or self-worth, we had Pixar.
The Survival Guide to Pregnancy, Babies, and What the Hell Happens Now by James Johnson Dedication To anyone who's ever stared at two pink lines and thought, "Oh, sh*t." You're not alone.
And to the ones who still believe fire can be reborn from ash.
Every single thing you can see, touch, smell, or hear is made possible because of energy.
A year to the day before, his parents had lost a stillborn child they also named Vincent.
It started with some funky little dude probably humming into a log.
IT STARTED IN 1879 with a man named Charles Taze Russell and a magazine called the Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence.
In ancient villages, across Europe and beyond, magic wasn’t about broomsticks or bubbling cauldrons.