Recommended Reading
If you are just getting started in Unity some recommended books are:
- Lessons in Truth by H. Emilie Cady
The first book published by Unity
- Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth
A classic examination of the life and teachings of Jesus from the Unity perspective
- The Story of Unity by James Dillet Freeman
A great overview of Unity history and philosophy
- The Five Principles by Ellen Debenport
A recently published introduction to the key teachings of Unity
Other reading suggestions, to go along with our current World Religions series include:
- For a great introduction to the teachings of Buddha pick up a copy of The Dhammapada
- For insight into Taoism there are many translations of Lao Tzu’s classic The Tao Te Ching available
- Also check out The Way of Chuang Tzu edited by Thomas Merton
- The World’s Religions by Huston Smith is a now classic overview of the world’s great religions
- The Bhagavad Gita and The Upanishads are two of the most important Hindu scriptures. Eknath Easwaran has excellent editions of both plus a translation of The Dhammapada
- The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks and The Pocket Rumi by Kabir Helminski are both excellent source books for this great Sufi poet and mystic.
- Checkout Matthew Fox’s new book Christian Mystics: 365 readings and Meditations. He was a guest on my unity.fm radio program World Spirituality on May 24, 2011.
- Another guest, Julie Loar (on the show May 3, 2011) wrote another 365 day book – Goddesses for Every Day
- An author I have enjoyed recently is James Martin, SJ who has written an engaging book on prayer and the spiritual life entitled The Jesuit Guide to Almost Everything – A Spirituality for Real Life. It certainly isn’t just for Jesuits.
- Love Wins by Rob Bell is a refreshing look at the supremacy of love over judgment from a pastor in the evangelical tradition. He was recently featured on the cover of Time magazine.
