What to Read After Cities of God
Readers who loved Cities of God by Rodney Stark keep reaching for these 23 books. This list is built from where Cities of God is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Cities of God
From the Maccabees to the Mishnah
Backgrounds of early Christianity
Pagans and Christians
Atheist Delusions
The New Testament background
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells
Magic, witchcraft, and ghosts in the Greek and Roman worlds
The Real Jesus
The Rise of Christianity
God's Battalions
The Reason for God
Zealot
Confessions
The Sword of Shannara
Mere Christianity
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
The Hobbit
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Clash of Kings
The Scarlet Letter
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Moby Dick