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Faith & Doubt

A theme tracking belief under pressure, investigating the internal friction between an ideological framework and the lived experience that contradicts it.

The internal war of faith and doubt, where deeply held beliefs are tested by lived experience. The raw, often agonizing, process of questioning and reaffirming one's spiritual or ideological foundations.

Books

The Green MileStephen King
Good OmensNeil Gaiman
The Way of KingsBrandon Sanderson
Consider PhlebasIain M. Banks
The Amber SpyglassPhilip Pullman
Small GodsTerry Pratchett
Heretics of DuneFrank Herbert
The MistStephen King
Shadows of SelfBrandon Sanderson
Hell HouseRichard Matheson
The SparrowMary Doria Russell
The Lost MetalBrandon Sanderson
The Year of the FloodMargaret Atwood
Lud-in-the-mistHope Mirrlees
Witch WoodJohn Buchan
Promise of BloodBrian McClellan
Job: A Comedy of JusticeRobert A. Heinlein
The Raven TowerAnn Leckie
KaikeyiVaishnavi Patel
BlackoutConnie Willis
Three Parts DeadMax Gladstone
Paladin of SoulsLois McMaster Bujold
A War of GiftsOrson Scott Card
The Dreaming VoidPeter F. Hamilton
The HighwaymanR. A. Salvatore
The Killing MoonN. K. Jemisin
LegionWilliam Peter Blatty
The Crippled GodSteven Erikson
QuarantineGreg Egan
CanticleR. A. Salvatore
The Emperor's BladesBrian Staveley
Wizard at LargeTerry Brooks
Conjure WifeFritz Leiber
A Day of Fallen NightSamantha Shannon
The HaciendaIsabel Cañas
Camp DamascusChuck Tingle
HildNicola Griffith
ShardikRichard Adams
Witch ChildCelia Rees
The Empire of GoldShannon Chakraborty
The TellingUrsula K. Le Guin
Children of GodMary Doria Russell
The Divine InvasionPhilip K. Dick
Angel TimeAnne Rice
God of TarotPiers Anthony
Grey SisterMark Lawrence
The Hand of ChaosMargaret Weis

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