Books like Book of common prayer
9 books with a reading profile close to Book of common prayer by Church of England, J. A. Maurault. Contemplative and clear-cut; a moderate read.
-
1
-
2
No God but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam
by Reza Aslan
academic, theoretical
Reza Aslan traces the development of Islam from its beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to its current internal tensions.
-
3
Gay, Straight, and In-between
by John Money
academic, theoretical
John Money argues that human psychosexuality is a product of both prenatal hormonal programming and postnatal social conditioning.
-
4
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf
Also clear-cut · academic, theoretical
Naomi Wolf argues that as women gained legal and economic parity, the social pressure to adhere to rigid physical standards increased to maintain patriarchal control.
-
5
Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
by bell hooks
academic, theoretical
Bell hooks outlines a vision of feminism rooted in ending sexism, sexual exploitation, and systemic oppression.
-
6
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
academic, theoretical
In this work, Steven Pinker challenges the prevailing intellectual consensus that human minds are shaped entirely by environment and culture.
-
7
-
8
The SAGE Handbook of Special Education
by Lani Florian
academic, theoretical
Lani Florian’s 2006 sourcebook documents the tension between traditional special education practices and the emerging framework of inclusive schooling.
-
9
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene
academic, theoretical
Brian Greene explains the conflict between general relativity and quantum mechanics, arguing that string theory resolves this architectural mismatch.
Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.
Get papr
