A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ is one of my favorite books. I first read it when I was in my 20s and I've read it several additional times since then.
The book, winner of the science fiction Hugo Award in 1961, tells the story of the re-building of civilization after a nuclear war as seen through the eyes of the members of the Catholic order of St. Leibowitz, who live in an abbey in southern Utah. The book tells their story as humanity goes through a new Dark Age, a new Reniassance, and finally, a new Technological age that appears to be leading to a new nuclear war.
This book, more than any other Science Fiction book I've ever read, really lives up to the phrase "Science Fiction." At its heart, this book is about the relationship between knowledge, science, and faith and I highly recommend it.
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