Essays discuss the presence of God, the meaning of prayer, the relationship between God and man, and the nature of gifts

The Silence of God: Meditations on Prayer

Religion & Spirituality

Carse, James P.

Worship & Devotion

Harper-San Francisco

Written from the perspective of a woman disciple, a thought-provoking, evocative Gospel offers a vivid portrait of a very human Jesus Christ, one with a sense of humor, who rejects conventional pieties and relates stories imbued with the profound mystery and relevancy of his teachings. $50,000 ad/promo. Tour.

The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple

Literature & Fiction

United States

HarperOne

A portrait of the transcendent, unexpected truths that are revealed in the ordinary realities of life recounts the author's moments of revelation--the boundlessness of existence, the silence of God, the roots of self--throughout his life. $50,000 ad/promo.

Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

"This was true mystical vision. This I could never have anticipated. But I knew that we were both on the same galactic journey into the great void that contains us all. I was standing before a boundlessness that could swallow the stars in a heartbeat."-from Breakfast at the Victory

Arts & Literature

An insightful explanation for why belief-not religion-keeps us in a perilous state of willful ignorance Through careful , creative analysis, James P. Carse's The Religious Case Against Belief reveals a surprising truth: What is currently criticized as religion is, in fact, the territory of belief. Looking to both historical and contemporary crises, Carse distinguishes religion from belief systems and pinpoints how the closed-mindedness and hostility of belief has corrupted religion and spawned violence the world over. Drawing on the lessons of Galileo, Martin Luther, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ, Carse creates his own brand of parable and establishes a new vocabulary with which to study conflict in the modern world. Carse uses his wide-ranging understanding of religion to find a viable and vital path away from what he calls the Age of Faith II and toward open-ended global dialogue.

The Religious Case Against Belief

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Penguin Publishing Group

Death and Society: A Book of Readings and Sources(View amazon detail page)ASIN:  0155172115

Death and Society: A Book of Readings and Sources

Politics & Government

Harcourt College Pub.

An extraordinary book that will dramatically change the way you experience life. Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life, the games we play in business and politics, in the bedroom and on the battlefied -- games with winners and losers, a beginning and an end. Infinite games are more mysterious -- and ultimately more rewarding. They are unscripted and unpredictable; they are the source of true freedom. In this elegant and compelling work, James Carse explores what these games mean, and what they can mean to you. He offers stunning new insights into the nature of property and power, of culture and community, of sexuality and self-discovery, opening the door to a world of infinite delight and possibility. "An extraordinary little book . . . a wise and intimate companion, an elegant reminder of the real." -- Brain/Mind Bulletin

Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

Ballantine

A fascinating meditation on life as a contest of games to be completed and games to be continued--and on what lies beyond winning and losing.

Finite and Infinite Games (MM to TR Promotion)

Ballantine Books

"There are at least two kinds of games," states James P. Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. "One could be called finite; the other infinite." Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning, but ensuring the continuation of play. The rules may change, the boundaries may change, even the participants may change-as long as the game is never allowed to come to an end. What are infinite games? How do they affect the ways we play our finite games? What are we doing when we play-finitely or infinitely? And how can infinite games affect the ways in which we live our lives? Carse explores these questions with stunning elegance, teasing out of his distinctions a universe of observation and insight, noting where and why and how we play, finitely and infinitely. He surveys our world-from the finite games of the playing field and playing board to the infinite games found in culture and religion-leaving all we think we know illuminated and transformed. Along the way, Carse finds new ways of understanding everything, from how an actress portrays a role to how we engage in sex, from the nature of evil to the nature of science. Finite games, he shows, may offer wealth and status, power and glory, but infinite games offer something far more subtle and far grander. Carse has written a book rich in insight and aphorism. Already an international literary event, Finite and Infinite Games is certain to be argued about and celebrated for years to come. Listening to it is the first step in learning to play the infinite game.

Simon & Schuster Audio

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The Silence of God: Meditations on Prayer

The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple

The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple

Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience

Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience

The Religious Case Against Belief

Death and Society: A Book of Readings and Sources

Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

Finite and Infinite Games (MM to TR Promotion)

Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility