When They Come for Us, We'll Be Gone
by Gal Beckerman | 
Belonging
by Simon Schama | 
Inside Scientology
by Janet Reitman | 
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
by Randall Balmer | 
Unprotected Texts
by Jennifer Wright Knust | 
Religious Literacy
by Stephen Prothero | 
The Real History of the End of the World
by Sharan Newman | 
Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies
by Arthur Goldwag | 
Life in Year One
by Scott Korb | 
Romantic Outlaws
by Charlotte Gordon | 
The Last Crusade: The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama
by Nigel Cliff | 
Under the Banner of Heaven
by Jon Krakauer | 
It IS About Islam
by Glenn Beck | 
Zealot
by Reza Aslan | 
The Strange Death of Europe
by Douglas Murray | 
The Gnostic Gospels
by Elaine Pagels | 
Nine Parts of Desire
by Geraldine Brooks | 
Going Clear
by Lawrence Wright | 
Why Evolution Is True
by Jerry A. Coyne | 
Outwitting History
by Aaron Lansky |
The saga of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar is the tale of origin for all three monotheistic faiths. Abraham must choose between two wives who have borne him two sons. One wife and son will share in his wealth and status, while the other two are exiled into the desert. Long a cornerstone of Western anxiety, the story chronicles a very famous and troubled family, and sheds light on the ongoing conflict between the Judeo-Christian and Islamic worlds.