Paul Carus: 42 books

This booklet needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, Childers, Alexander Csoma, Rhys Davids, Dutoit, Eitel, Fausboell,...

In this 1908 work for believers and skeptics alike, the distinguished theologian discusses the human relationship to the concept of God. He invokes the need for traditionalists to make room for interpretation, asserts the selfishness of belief in an eternal soul, and considers whether Christian theists are really pagans.

“Pleroma” means “fullness” in the sense of divine power. This 1909 work by the distinguished German-American theologian, argues—using scientific reasoning—that Christianity did not develop by accident but from necessity. Local conditions may differ, but the rise of a creed of universal love is inevitable—even on alien planets. 

This engrossing comparative study of Buddhism and Christianity seeks to illuminate some similarities and differences of two religions that share important fundamental aspects. With chapters on the origin, philosophy, and basic concepts of Buddhism, and on Christian critiques of Buddhism, this volume is an indispensable resource for the student of religion.

On this island of Melos, a peasant by the name of Yorgos Bottonis and his son Antonio, while clearing away the stones near the ruins of an ancient theater in the vicinity of Castro, the capital of the island, came accidentally across a small underground cave, carefully covered with a heavy slab and...

The martyr Aikaterina was the daughter of a rich and noble prince of Alexandria. She was very beautiful, and being at the same time highly talented, she devoted herself to Greek literature as well as to the study of the languages of all nations, and so she became wise and learned. And it happened that...

BEING A THREE DAYS EPISODE IN THE LIFE OF THE DUKE OF BELLEVILLE AS RELATED BYLORD EDWARD LYNDON NEW YORK 1917 The fabric of this tale is based largely upon the use of Book-s, and the names, several names in connection, or expressions in CAPITALS, which indicate these titles, should in no way interfere...

Interested in the idea that good cannot be defined without a presupposed a world view, the pioneering religious scholar considers “Ethics, a Science,” “The Data of Ethics,” and “The Theories of Ethics” in this 1910 work. Includes discussions by distinguished contemporaries such as William L. Salter, John Maddock, F. M. Holland, and others, with replies by the author.

At the beginning of Chinese history stands a tablet which in some mysterious way is supposed to be connected with an explanation of the universe. It has been reconstructed by later Chinese thinkers and is pictured in the hands of Fuh-Hi as an arrangement of the kwa figures preserved in the Yih King....

This booklet needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, and others. To those not familiar with the subject it may be stated that the bulk of its contents is derived from the old Buddhist canon.

This booklet needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, Childers, Alexander Csoma, Rhys Davids, Dutoit, Eitel, Fausboell,...

This tale “reflects the sentiment with which the gods were regarded [in ancient Greece], and describes the attitude of man toward the problems of life, especially that problem of problems—the mystery of death and the fate of the soul in the unknown beyond.”

Nietzsche is a great overview of the philosopher and his work, complete with illustrations. A table of contents is included.

A perfect crystal is rare; so the perfectly normal man is an exception; yet for all that he is a better representative of the ideal of his type than the average. Nietzsche was most assuredly very ingenious; he was unusually talented but he was not a genius in the full sense of the word. He was abnormal,...