James Park grew up in Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
attended public school and the University
of Minnesota,
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
(philosophy and humanities).
He also holds a Master of Divinity degree
from Union Theological Seminary in New York
City.
(Thesis subject: Jean-Paul Sartre: "How is
a Sartrean Theology Possible?")
PUBLICATIONS:
James Park has written a dozen books, totaling over 1000 pages, including:
New Ways of Loving:
How Authenticity Transforms Relationships
Designer Marriage: Write Your Own Relationship Contract
Imprinted Sexual Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology
Becoming More Authentic: The Positive Side of Existentialism
His largest book, written and revised over a period of more than 30 years, is
Our Existential Predicament: Loneliness, Depression, Anxiety, & Death .
Besides
the four inward dilemmas mentioned
in the sub-title,
it includes chapters on: absurdity, meaninglessness,
the existential void,
inward splitting, guilt, despair, & insecurity.
Your Last
Year:
Creating Your Own Advance Directive for
Medical Care
He is currently working on 2 additional books:
Variations of Sex
and Gender: Six Phenomena Frequently Confused
Spirituality without Gods: Developing our Capacities of Spirit
Further information on all these books
(and a few others)
will be found at the appropriate places on
this home page.
For example, Becoming
More Authentic
and Our Existential
Predicament
will be found on the EXISTENTIALISM page.
Or if you want to see a complete list
of his works in print and in preparation,
click "Complete
Works of James Park"
.
LIFE-STYLE:
James Park describes himself
as an existential philosopher.
He advocates voluntary loving relationships,
voluntary families,
voluntary simplicity, voluntary death, & voluntary execution.
He spends about 10 hours
a week in serious reading,
completing 50 books a year.
He has organized his notes on reading into
65 subject areas and sub-divisions.
The largest of these illustrate his main
intellectual interests:
Women's Studies (120 books), Love (83), Sex
(114),
Gender (47), Marriage (75), Men's Studies
(33),
Death (73), Right to Die (90), Preparing
for Death (17),
Advance Directives for Medical Care (13),
Medical Ethics (70),
Hospice & Terminal Care (25), Existentialism
(41),
Authenticity (25), and Cults (73).
This home page contains
over 60 bibliographies
of the best books in the areas of his interests,
containing reviews of over 600 books.
If interested, go to Best
Books---Recommended Reading
.
This index will lead you to the book reviews.
ADULT EDUCATION:
For the last 40 years,
he has led adult classes
thru a wide variety of organizations.
His current list of 65 classes is divided
into 5 areas.
The most important current possibilities are linked below:
(1) SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION
Spirituality for
Humanists:
Six Capacities
of Our Human Spirits
Our Existential
Predicament:
Loneliness, Depression,
Anxiety, & Death
Romans
Demythologized
/ Exploring New Testament Mythology
/ An Existential Interpretation of Paul's Letter to the Romans
(2) PERSONAL GROWTH & LIFE-STYLES
Becoming More
Authentic:
The Positive Side of Existentialism
Voluntary Poverty: How to Simplify Your Life
(3) LOVE, SEX, & RELATIONSHIPS
Romantic Love is a Hoax! Emotional Programming to 'Fall in Love'
Loving without Needing: Seven Pre-Existing Needs and How to Transcend Them
Romantic & Sexual Jealousy: Cause and Prevention
New Ways of
Loving:
How Authenticity Transforms Relationships
Imprinted Sexual
Fantasies: A New Key for Sexology
(4) EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY & LITERATURE
(5) MEDICAL ETHICS & DEATH
'Living Will'
Workshop:
Writing Your Own Advance Directive for Medical Care
MORE INFORMATION:
Each section of this website contains more information about James Park,
including short essays on each of the major areas of his interests:
An Existential
Philosopher's Museum
James
Park
Lofts on Arts Avenue #218
1829 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404-2185
Phone: (612) 871-PARK
E-mail: PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU
.
Four specialized profiles have been created for the following groups:
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to the opening page of this website:
An
Existential Philosopher's Museum
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