Religious Philosophy of Mankind

If you have time for reading and research, you might enjoy studying the history of theology and religions.   This would be a great way for you to fine tune your understanding and beliefs so you can better explain them to other people.

The study of the history religious philosophy is fascinating and I have spent much of my life pursuing this.  Just to start I might recommend "The Book of Enoch", "The Story of Civilization" by Will Durant, The "Nag Hamadi" texts, "Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi, "Gospel of Thomas", and many others.    You might find the study of the concepts in Zen, or Zen Buddhism to be of interest.  You might like to read the Ramayana.  

Also, ordinary works of "self help" books are quite good.  "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.  "Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment" by Thaddeus Golas, "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Zen in the Art of Archery" by Eugene Herrigel

There are also many good videos on youtube on philosophy and also on health and nutrition.

I also recommend: "The Jewish War" by Josephus, "The Conquest of Gaul" by Julius Caesar, any essay by Michel de Montaigne, "Twelve Years a Slave" by Simon Northup, "Civilization and its Discontents" by Sigmund Freud, and "The Conquest of Mexico" by William Prescot.

Additionally, the "I Ching" and "Tao Teh Ching" are quite good. Ching means "book" in Chinese.

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William Schaeffer