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The New Believers: Sects, 'Cults' and Alternative Religions |
An enlightening survey of beliefs. Comprehensive, recommended reference work.
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The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classic.) |
Eric Hoffer's classic on the nature of mass movements. Understand the true believers.
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Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy |
Study of changes in our understanding of evil from the Book of Job through the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, to the Holocaust of WWII and 9/11.
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Escape from Freedom |
A social psychology useful for explaining totalitarianism and other authoritarian movements when the leader is right, even when he's wrong.
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The Story of Civilization (11 Volume Set) |
Will and Ariel Durant's The Story of Civilization and lessons of history.
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The Art of Loving |
Love in all its aspects.
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