On this page: Biographies | Health and Wellness | Poetry and Essays | Religious Literacy | Sacred Texts
The McGill Office of Religious and Spiritual Life features an in-house library with books regarding world religions, coping with stress, practicing mindfulness, spirituality, and many more. Note that these books are for use in our drop-in centre only. Feel free to place a bookmark and come back to continue reading with a nice cup of tea in our cozy lounge!
A few selections from our collection:
Biographies
Author | Title |
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Whitney Stewart & Sally Rippin |
Becoming Buddha; The Story of Siddhartha (Buddhism) |
Arvind Sharma | Gandhi; A Spiritual Biography (Hinduism) |
Dr. Arafat El-Ashi | Luminaries of Islam (Islam) |
George Fox | The Journal of George Fox (Quaker) |
Poetry and Essays
Author | Title |
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Mirza Tahir Ahmad | Universal Moral Values, Politics & World Peace |
Elie Wiesel |
Open heart |
Jeffrey Hopkins |
Meditation on Emptiness |
Johanna H. Stuckey |
Women's Spirituality; Contemporary Feminist Approaches to Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Goddess Worship |
Jataka Tale | The Spade Sage; A Story about Finding Happiness |
Religious Literacy
Author | Title |
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I.A. Ibrahim |
A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam |
Rabbi Wayne Dosick | Living Judaism |
Jeffrey Geoghegan & Michael Homan |
The Bible for Dummies |
D.T. |
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism |
Joyce & River Higginbotham |
Paganism; An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions |
Huston Smith |
The Illustrated World's Religions |
Sacred Texts
Author | Title |
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Lao Tzu |
Tao Te Ching the definitive Edition |
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
Bhagavad-Gita As It Is |
Dr. Ernest Trumpp |
The Adi Granth or Holy Scriptures of the Sikhs (translation) |
King Fahd Complex |
The Noble Qur'an; English Translation of meanings and commentary |
Ed.: National Council of the Churches of Christ |
The Holy Bible (New Revised Standard Version) Catholic Edition |
Health and Wellness
Author | Title |
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Thomas Moore | Care of the Soul |
Susanne F. Fincher |
Creating Mandalas For Insight, Healing, and Self-Expression |
David D. Burns |
Feeling Good; The New Mood Therapy |
Alex Mill |
Practicing Presence; Learning the Art of Directing the Attention |