Bennett, Charles A. A Philosophical Study of Mysticism: An Essay . . . Reprinted with a Preface by Rufus M. Jones. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1931 (1923). 2nd printing. 194 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Minor wear to exterior. Bookplate on front pastedown; owner name/date on front endpaper. Faint dampstain to top edge of text block. Droplets of dampstaining to jacket's spine. Jacket shows moderate wear with darkening along edges and folds, a few chips and chunks missing along edges. Securely bound; pages yellowing but clean. Presentable and certainly usable copy overall. Important interpretation by an author who, as Jones writes in his short Preface, "could speak with authority and not alone from citations. . .", "one who met the world's noes with *a deeper yes.* " $25.00
Brams, Steven J. Biblical Games: A Strategic Analysis of Stories in the Old Testament. MIT Press, 1980. First Edition. 196 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Very good in worn jacket with creased tearing to back panel. Utilizes the mathematical theory of games "to explore the central question of theology, man's relationship with God." The author's thesis is "that both God and human biblical characters acted rationally in a series of games played in the Old Testament" and supports this thesis by analyzing over twenty stories, arguing that biblical players (including God) "consistently acted to further their own ends." $15.00
Male, Emile. Religious Art from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century. Pantheon, 1949. First US Edition. 208+ pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Some browning/discoloration to endpapers. Jacket is moderately worn, with chipping at extremities. A selection of passages from the author's work on European religious art, chosen by him for their significance and interest to the general reader. The text is followed by 48 black & white plates. $9.50
Matousek, Mark. Sex Death Enlightenment. Riverhead Books, 1996. First Printing. 261 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Both book and jacket are in very good+ condition. Account of his path to spiritual enlightenment by former editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. $8.50
Myers, Gerald E., ed. Self, Religion, and Metaphysics: Essays in Memory of James Bissett Pratt. Macmillan, 1961. First. 241 pp. Very good+ in edgeworn, chipped dustjacket with clipped front flap. Essays on the philosophy of religion. $8.00
Tickle, Phyllis A. Re-Discovering the Sacred: Spirituality in America. Crossroad, 1995. First Edition. 190 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. A little smudging to jacket. Very good condition overall. Explores the phenomenon of spiritual books in America from historical, sociological, and literary perspectives. $8.00