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Religious History: "Jesus Mysteries" by Freke & Gandy "Chatto book of the devil" "Dead Sea Scrolls" by S. Hodge "The Jewish War" by Josephus Misc: "Creatures from Inner Space" by Stan Gooch

Religion: "C of E: The State It's In" by Monica Furlong "Pagan Pathways" "Phenomenon of Religion" by Momen "Religion in the Modern World" by S. Bruce "Varieties of Religious Experience" by William James

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Recommended Books

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Tainted Life

Almond, Marc

The force behind the successful band Soft Cell

Autobiography: Tainted Life

C of E: The State It's In

Monica Furlong

Christian scholar. Her book is the best book on the Church of England, it is very honest and interesting if you're interest in the history or structure of the Church of England. Click here to read many quotes from this book.

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Baddeley, Gavin

Lucifer Rising	Dissecting Marilyn Manson	Goth Chic

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Barton, Blanche

High priestess of the Church Of Satan

Secret life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey.
(ISBN: 0922915121)
Biography
Buy this book

Like The Satanic Bible this book is an invaluable guide to Satanism. Blanche Barton can do with words what Anton LaVey could do in person.
See Vexen's site: Description, Philosophies and Justification of Satanism

The Church of Satan: A history of the world's most notorious religion.
(ISBN: 0962328626)
History
Buy from Church of Satan online shop
A fantastic history, also with excellent chapters on Satanic Rituals and Magic.
See Vexen's site: Description, Philosophies and Justification of Satanism

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Boswell, John

Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality : Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century
(ISBN: 0226067114)
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Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century
1980-October
See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Bill Bryson

Notes from a big country
(ISBN: 0552997862)
Buy this book
Humour about America and its particulars.

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Albert Camus

The Outsider
(ISBN: 0141182504)
Buy this book
This book, read in my youth, had a profound effect on the way I thought of society and people. It is quite short, but the ideas and thoughts it provoked play on my imagination and mind to this day.

It is comparable to... films... Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare before Christmas (both by director Tim Burton), and The Man Who Fell to Earth (starring David Bowie).

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Daniel C. Dennett

Darwins Dangerous Idea
(ISBN: 014016734X)
Buy this book
The best book around on evolution, and the mechanisms and arguments for/against it.
See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism

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John Gribbon

Researcher and reporter of theoretical physics

In search of the Edge of Time
(ISBN: 0140248145)
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1992. Theoretical physics, astrophysics, time; a no-maths thought provoking book.

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Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy

The Jesus Mysteries: Was the original Jesus a Pagan God?
(ISBN: 0722536771)
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1999. Ancient History / Religious History
Click here to read many quotes from this book

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M Y Han

Quarks and Gluons
(ISBN: 9810237456)
Buy this book
1999. Introduction and facts-only description of Quarks, Gluons and the sub atomic world. A good start for laymen, and a good reference for professionals.

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Kevin Harris

Sex, Ideology and Religion
Issues of male and female in the Bible. Includes comprehensive lists of all the activities of women mentioned in the Bible.
See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Harrison, Paul

Founder of the World Pantheist Movement

the elements of Pantheism
(ISBN: 1862044635)
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Pantheism is the belief that everything is divine, that the (impersonal) God is the universe.
See Vexen's page: Satanism and Pantheism comparison
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Graham Harvey & Charlotte Hardman

Religion: Pagan Pathways: A Guide to the Ancient Earth Traditions
(ISBN: 000710698X)
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A large number of essays on many aspects of pagan and esoteric religions. Click here to read many quotes from this book
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Christopher Hitchens

The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
(ISBN: 185984054X)
Buy this book
A modern day urban legend gets the business.
See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Joachin Kahl

The misery of Christianity - a plea for Humanity without God
The low-down on Christianities suspect past and present in the realm of morals, politics and war.
1968
See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism
Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Laing, R. D.

Self and Others	[ no image ] The Politics of Experiences & the Bird of Paradise

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Anton LaVey

The founder and first High Priest of the Church of Satan

The Satanic Bible	Satanic Rituals	Satanic Witch	Satan Speaks	Devil's Notebook

See Vexen's site: Description, Philosophies and Justification of Satanism

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Richard Leakey and Roger Lewin

Origins Reconsidered
(ISBN: 0349103453)
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Good line of thinking into the past of Homo Sapiens, plus a lot of background knowledge and facts. Ideal if you know little evolution-ology.

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Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind

Lords of Chaos
(ISBN: 0922915482)
History
The bloody rise of the Satanic Black Metal underground, amidst much Church burning, murder and suicide, is given an objective and comprehensive description, starting from the very first bands and people in the scene.
Buy this book
See Vexen's site: Description, Philosophies and Justification of Satanism

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Twilight of the Idols	Thus spake Zarathustra	Beyond Good And Evil

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Alfred Reynolds A liberal Deist/Christian Jesus versus Christianity (ISBN: 0946101035) Buy this book 1993 See Vexen's site: Bane of Monotheism Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

Salman Rushdie Not Dead The Satanic Verses (ISBN: 0963270702) Buy this book An account of Islam and its origins in a fictitious, yet accurate, story. Or: List of pages on religion by Vexen

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Why I am not a Christian Bertrand Russell Legendary book: Why I am not Christian List of pages on religion by Vexen

Atheism: The case against God George H. Smith Comprehensive refutation of theism from many different directions and arguments - get this book if you ever want to debate on the existence of god

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The Outsider Colin Wilson A look at many of the greats of history and at the problem of the alienation and eventual madness which plagued all of them in a strangely consistent manner. This is Colin Wilson's first and only coherent book, and is amazingly comprehensive and very intelligent.

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