Great Novels with Religious Themes
Discover the best novels with religious themes, from Joseph Heller's *God Knows* to Mary Doria Russell's *The Sparrow*. Explore faith, spirituality, and divine questions in this curated list of thought-provoking fiction, including sci-fi classics and timeless allegories like *Jonathan Livingston Seagull*.
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Lammas Night
by Katherine Kurtz
A British military intelligence officer seeks the aid of witches to defeat a Nazi attempt to use magic to conquer England
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
More concerned with the dynamics of his flight than with gathering food, Jonathan is scorned by the other seagulls.
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The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell
A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end. Praise for The Sparrow “A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly “Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News “[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today
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God Knows
by Joseph Heller
As the Biblical David lies on his death-bed he looks back on his own, crowded life and tells all.
