James Carse, PhD, (1932–2020) was an American author, historian, religious scholar, and professor. Carse’s books and study focus on the intersection between religious thought and science, philosophy, literature, and political theory.
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Scholar and teacher James Carse shows that religion and belief are in opposition not alliance. Science, he says, should not slip into "belief."
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While we are used to viewing competition as a standard for measuring performance, ultimate success in life is not determined by standardized tests and practices.
In Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience James P. Carse reflects upon happenings in his life which have been "bounded by the boundless.
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.
James Carse (Finite and Infinite Games) visits the Stoa to discuss how we can play the infinite game during the meta-crisis.
Behind current headlines is the loom of religious war. Behind THAT is the "infinite game" of religion itself. They contradict each other. They meet in this lecture.
An insightful explanation for why belief–not religion–keeps us in a perilous state of willful ignorance Through careful, creative analysis, James P.
It is not answers that pull many people into the religious life, it is questions. The person who lives deeply and enduringly with, and within, a religion often finds that he is surrounded by ever more doubts as he goes on, not convictions.
This talk was presented at the University of Toronto Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Mind on October 26th, 2014.
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.