On the Consolation of Philosophy

A short open textbook on the big questions about God and faith. It weighs the main arguments for and against belief and looks beyond monotheism to other world religions.

Beau Branson (Editor)

Three friends argue over whether reason can prove that God exists. Hume's dialogues hold the classic critique of the design argument, and he kept them unpublished during his lifetime.

David Hume

William James studies religion through the lived experience of believers, from conversion and mysticism to saintliness. A classic that bridges philosophy and psychology.

William James