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James P. Carse was a Professor of Religion at New York University.

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They call it the tooth. You can't see it unless you are standing at the edge of the cliff. It is a pointed rock that rises from the bottom of the valley. In a soft wind you can smell the decaying flesh of those who were not thrown far enough to fall beyond it. The smell makes the conquistadores angry and they often hit us.
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Average rating: 3.97 · 3,090 ratings · 424 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility 3.98 avg rating — 2,634 ratings — published 1986 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience 3.95 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Religious Case Against Belief 3.79 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple 3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silence of God: Meditations on Prayer 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	الموت والوجود by James P. Carse, بدر الديب (ترجمة) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1980 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning to Hear the Silence: Advanced Meditation Techniques really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death and Society: A Book of Readings and Sources liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacred Stories: A Celebration Of The Power Of Story To Transform And Heal by Charles Hare Simpkinson (Editor), Anne Adamcewicz Simpkinson (Editor) , Maya Angelou 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reasonable Perspectives on Religion by Richard Curtis (Editor), Kevin Barrett (Contributor) , Robert N. Bellah (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.”
― James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

tags: consciousness, non-fiction, philosophy, psychology

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“A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”
― James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

tags: games, play

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“Strength is paradoxical. I am not strong because I can force others to do what I wish as a result of my play with them, but because I can allow them to do what they wish in the course of my play with them.”
― James P. Carse, Finite and Infinite Games: A Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

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