The best religious texts, according to hackers
6 religious texts were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended religious text with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Magnifica Humanitas by Pope Leo XIV
11 recommend, 1 criticize, 92% approval
Ranked 2 of 6 by recommenders
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All 6 religious texts, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bibleby Bible | 47 | 26 | 64% | 10 | — | — |
| 2 | Magnifica Humanitasby Pope Leo XIV | 11 | 1 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Tied 3 | Bhagavad-gita As It Isby Vyasa | 8 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Tied 3 | I Chingby Richard Wilhelm and Cary F. Baynes and Carl Gustav Jung | 8 | 3 | 73% | 4 | — | — |
| Tied 3 | Antiqua et Nova by Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| 6 | Fides et Ratioby Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II) | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same religious text in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to religious texts that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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