Faith

I agree with Skuldren. While I've read about nearly every religion there's ever been, I've based my beliefs on their application to the people around me, and how they react, and how those beliefs have affected society. Hmm. I suppose in that sense several books have influenced my beliefs, but not, I think, in the sense that was intended in the question.
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I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Well I think it's safe to say that C. S. Lewis impacted my beliefs tremendously. I would say he's had the biggest impact on my life (even though I never met him). I even question whether or not I'd be a Christian if I hadn't stumbled upon his books.

Other than that I can't think of too many books that shaped my beliefs much. Paradise Lost shaped how I think of Satan, I guess (i.e. as a "tragic revolutionary" rather than as "God's rival"). Then again Screwtape probably did even more work in that area. Wink

My gosh, I'm predictable...
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Where sky and water meet,
Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.

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