RELIGION BEST-SELLERS

(Editor’s note: This June list is compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers within the month of May. Copyright 2007 Publishers Weekly. Distributed by Religion News Service.)

HARDCOVER

1. “God Is Not Great,” by Christopher Hitchens. (Twelve, $24.99)

2. “Reposition Yourself,” by T.D. Jakes. (Atria, $24)

3. “Jesus of Nazareth,” by Pope Benedict XVI. (Doubleday, $24.95)

4. “Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment,” by Deepak Chopra. (HarperOne, $24.95)

5. “Your Best Life Now,” by Joel Osteen. (Faith Words, $21.99)

6. “The God Delusion,” by Richard Dawkins. (Houghton Mifflin, $27)

7. “Grace (Eventually),” by Anne Lamott. (Riverhead, $24.95)

8. “Kingdom Come,” by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. (Tyndale, $25.99)

9. “Mother Angelica’s Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality,” by Raymond Arroyo. (Doubleday, $16.95)

10. “Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know _ and Doesn’t,” by Stephen Prothero. (HarperOne, $24,95)

PAPERBACK

1. “90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life,” by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99)

2. “Sunrise,” by Karen Kingsbury. (Tyndale, $13.99)

3. “The Purpose-Driven Life,” by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $14.99)

4. “Mere Christianity,” by C.S. Lewis. (Harper San Francisco, $11.95)

5. “The Five Love Languages,” by Gary Chapman. (Moody/Northfield, $13.99)

6. “Forever,” by Karen Kingsbury. (Tyndale, $13.99)

7. “A Sister’s Secret,” by Wanda E. Brunstetter. (Barbour, $9.97)

8. “The Final Move Beyond Iraq: The Final Solution While the World Sleeps,” by Mike Evans. (Frontline, $14.99)

9. “Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality,” by Donald Miller. (Thomas Nelson, $14.99)

10. “Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why,” by Bart D. Ehrman. (Harper San Francisco, $14.95)

KRE/JM END BEST-SELLERS