Recs if you like The Confessions of St. Augustine...

This isn't MY list. These are the foundational texts of the Western Canon. Up until the early 1900s, these were unquestionably part of any educated person's background. Austen, Lewis, Twain, James, Sayers, Tolkien....what do you think they grew up reading that informed the genius works they created? Their masterpieces didn't materialize out of thin air. This list is by no means comprehensive, but you'll be off to a solid start.

learning about a God who empowers women, cares for the poor, and frees the oppressed

Books about God for the curious , radical , feminist girl trying to find Her again.