Maine Masonic College

Book Lists

It has been said that there are more books about Freemasonry than any other topic except religion. Whether this is true or not, there are certainly tens of thousands, many of which are good but many of which are misleading at best and simply wrong at worst.

Our intent is to provide a starting point for your own education by helping you to select from those that we've read and found interesting.

There is no 'dogma' in Freemasonry so you are free to pick and choose as you like.

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Each and every one of the books on the list is worthy of your time and attention. It's a short list and many more could be added but these are some of the best, recent books as recommended by us. Enjoy!

Position Statement Regarding Reading Lists

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT BELOW BEFORE PROCEEDING

The Maine Masonic College has placed online several topical book listings to assist those interested in Freemasonry with reading and research. Additionally, College Instructors may create bibliographies for their classes. It is important to note that neither inclusion nor omission of a given work signifies anything in particular: inclusion in one or more of our lists does not signify approval by the College or its Regents or Instructors, the Grand Lodge of Maine or its officers elected or appointed, or of Freemasonry in general. Such lists are, simply, list of books known by or suggested to the compiler.

Those endeavoring to justify or rationalize their own aims, objectives, philosophy, or theology far too often will ‘read into’ such listings some attribute, strength, weakness or aim. We emphasize that there is absolutely no goal or objective – other than education – in offering these listings.

Freemasonry allows the individual member freedom of thought and it tolerates the right of every member to believe what he wishes. Sometimes, sadly, interpretations run wildly contrary to actual fact. Over the centuries, many strange and colorful interpretations have become a part of Masonic literature. Masons know – as should ANYONE perusing our listings – that NO ONE PERSON speaks for Freemasonry.

Non-Masons sometimes find the multitude of seeming contradictions in writings about Freemasonry to be confusing, perhaps to the point of assuming a deliberate obfuscation. We contend that nothing could be further from the truth. Nearly all books written by Masons have been done for the purpose of education and explanation: that the author might have imposed his own interpretations and beliefs onto the material is a fact that cannot be ignored if Masonic literature is to be understood.

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