Religion Bestsellers

HARDCOVER

1. Conversations With God, Book 1, by Neale Donald Walsch. (Hampton Roads, $19.95)

2. Butterfly Kisses, by Bob Carlisle. (Word, $9.99)

3. Nicolae, by Tim LaHaye. (Tyndale, $16.95)

4. Just As I Am, by Billy Graham. (HarperCollins/Zondervan, $28.50)

5. The Bible Code, by Michael Drosnin. (Simon & Schuster, $25)

6. Meditations From a Simple Path, by Mother Teresa. (Ballantine, $10)

7. Conversations With God, Book 2, by Neale Donald Walsch. (Hampton Roads, $19.95)

8. The Healing of America, by Marianne Williamson. (Simon & Schuster, $24)

9. In My Own Words, by Mother Teresa. (Liguori, $11.95)

10. The Weigh Down Diet, by Gwen Shamblin. (Doubleday, $19.95)

PAPERBACK

1. Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, edited by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, P. Aubrey and N. Mitchell. (Health Communications, $12.95)

2. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, edited by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen and K. Kirberger. (Health Communications, $12.95)

3. Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul, edited by J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen, J. Hawthorne and M. Shirnoff. (Health Communications, $12.95)

4. Living Buddha, Living Christ, by Thich Nhat Hanh. (Riverhead, $11)

5. Left Behind, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. (Tyndale, $12.99)

6. Tribulation Force, by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. (Tyndale, $12.99)

7. Small Miracles: Extraordinary Coincidences From Everyday Life, by Yitta Halbertstam and Judith Leventhal. (Adams Media Corp., $7.95)

8. Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death, by Barbara Johnson. (Word, $10.99)

9. Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. (Macmillan, $6)

10. Kitchen Table Wisdom, by Rachel Naomi Remen. (Riverhead, $12.50)

Source: Compiled by Publishers Weekly magazine from data received from general independent bookstores, chain stores and wholesalers in September.