🕊️ Religion & Spirituality · Germany
Best Religion & Spirituality Books from Germany
Religious and spiritual literature encompasses the foundational texts of human civilisation — the Bible, the Quran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada, the Tao Te Ching — and the enormous body of commentary, theology, mysticism, and personal testimony that has grown around them. Germany has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in religion & spirituality, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best religion & spirituality from Germany by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse· 1922
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score68/100
#2
biography-memoir
Der Antichrist
Friedrich Nietzsche· 1895
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#3
religion-spirituality
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle· 1997
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score40/100
#4
psychology
Roots of Jewish Consciousness
Erich Neumann· 2019
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#5
psychology
When bad things happen to other people
John Portmann· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#6
religion-spirituality
Phänomenologie des Geistes
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel· 1907
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#7
religion-spirituality
The philosophy of Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel· 1843
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#8
religion-spirituality
The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform texts
Hermann Vollrat Hilprecht· 1893
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#9
religion-spirituality
Vorlesungen über die Philosophie der Religion
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel· 1840
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#10
religion-spirituality
Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Philosophie
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel· 1892
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#11
religion-spirituality
The Homeric gods
Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto· 1929
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#12
religion-spirituality
Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der blossen Vernunft
Immanuel Kant· 1793
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#13
religion-spirituality
Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft
Friedrich Nietzsche· 1882
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#14
religion-spirituality
Outlines of the philosophy of religion
Hermann Lotze· 1885
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#15
religion-spirituality
Ancient India
Hermann Oldenberg· 1896
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#16
religion-spirituality
Geschichten von Elisa
Hermann Gunkel· 1903
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#17
religion-spirituality
Erasmus and the northern Renaissance
Phillips, Margaret Mann.· 1949
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#18
religion-spirituality
Dionysos, Mythos und Kultus
Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto· 1933
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#19
religion-spirituality
Atheism in pagan antiquity
Anders Bjorn Drachmann· 1922
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#20
religion-spirituality
Minding Spirituality
Randall Lehmann Sorenson· 2004
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#21
religion-spirituality
Grosse Mutter
Erich Neumann· 1955
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#22
religion-spirituality
Fröhliche Wissenschaft
Friedrich Nietzsche· 1960
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#23
religion-spirituality
Le gai savoir
Friedrich Nietzsche· 1950
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#24
religion-spirituality
Celebrity Morals and the Loss of Religious Authority
John Portmann· 2019
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#25
religion-spirituality
Introduction to Christianity
Paul Hessert· 1958
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#26
religion-spirituality
The text of the New Testament
Bruce Manning Metzger· 1964
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#27
religion-spirituality
William James and C. G. Jung
Steven Herrmann· 2020
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#28
religion-spirituality
Spiritual theology
Jordan Aumann· 1980
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#29
religion-spirituality
Shapeshifting with our animal companions
Dawn Baumann Brunke· 2008
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#30
religion-spirituality
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
Thom Hartmann· 1998
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#31
religion-spirituality
The Prophet's Way
Thom Hartmann· 1997
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#32
religion-spirituality
Bible Paths
Mary Lehmann· 2022
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
#33
religion-spirituality
Liderazgo un Camino Hacia la Paz Mundial
Juan Pablo Stegmann· 2023
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
#34
religion-spirituality
Cosmic Crossroad Countdown
Peter Hofmann· 2021
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
#35
religion-spirituality
Will to Power
Friedrich Nietzsche· 2009
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
#36
religion-spirituality
Journey of a Disciple
Perry R. Hessenauer· 2020
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
#37
religion-spirituality
Beyond Love
Lindsay Mann· 2021
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
#38
religion-spirituality
Understanding the Bible
R. Lindemann· 2022
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
#39
religion-spirituality
Understanding the Church
R. Lindemann· 2022
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100
#40
religion-spirituality
Spirits of Amoskeag
Lois Hermann· 2015
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
#41
religion-spirituality
Leadership a Journey Toward World Peace
Juan Pablo Stegmann· 2022
Library Journal
Editorial Score25/100
#42
religion-spirituality
Light That Heals
Keith Wrassmann· 2022
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score25/100