Soul and Silicon: Spirits in a High-Tech World [Hardcover]

Carl A. Goldman (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1998 | ISBN-10: 093367001X | ISBN-13: 978-0933670013

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An involving title for any looking to understand how spiritual concerns mingle with modern living. -- The Midwest Book Review

I've had your book Soul and Silicon just about three hours but am halfway through and have read, with impatience, the last ten pages. It is intensely valuable. -- A Reader

Soul and Silicon has ignited reflection, discussion and action. Our Culture and Technology Commission calls it "recommended reading for every member of our Diocese. -- The Rt. Rev. Richard L. Shimpfky, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real

There is much gold to mine in your mother lode of a book which takes the spiritual quest out into the new frontier and brings word back to all of us for consideration. You are a blessing! -- The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California

Denizens of Silicon Valley's high-flying world of material excess describe the comedown of their me-ism and subsequent spiritual ascent. -- Publishers Weekly

Goldman is a skilled writer, researcher and interviewer. He adroitly weaves accounts from the dozens of people he talked to - including several clergy and others who say that they have no need for religion - that are variously moving, amusing and thought-provoking. -- The San Francisco Chronicle

From the Back Cover

Silicon Valley, California. Home of the microchip, the Web browser, the $300,000 "starter" house, and two million souls. Here are the personal stories of people looking for meaning in the fast-paced, high-tech, big- bucks world of SOUL AND SILICON.

I was 29. I was visible and I was credible. We were on the cutting edge. We had great toys. We were royalty. Do you think I would have considered giving that up to "wash people's feet?" Come ON!
- Anita, former Silicon Valley marketing manager, now a minister

If I started a discussion here about "What is truth?" I wouldn't be surprised if four days later the group came back and said,"Pastor, we have an interactive program to step you through the 'What is truth?' issue. We're going to beta test it in Bakersfield next week, and once it's debugged, everyone can get it on the Internet at TruthSearch.com."
- Sam, Silicon Valley pastor

Back East, where you go to church is part of the social pecking order. In Silicon Valley, the social pecking order is one thing: money.
- Stuart, corporate general counsel for a Valley electronics firm

Some people reject a spiritual path because of the pain in facing themselves. How do you accept your brokenness, your failures, your humanity, in a society that emphasizes perfection?
- Victor, Silicon Valley teacher

When I was in the corporate world my idea of success was being smarter than others. ... I used to make $100,000 a year. Now I make $7,000. I don't buy clothes anymore. But I have found God.
- Fatima, Islamic community worker and Silicon Valley social activist

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Rising Star Pr (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093367001X
• ISBN-13: 978-0933670013
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,123,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul and Silicon: Spirits in a High-Tech World - a good read, May 1, 2000

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This review is from: Soul and Silicon: Spirits in a High-Tech World (Hardcover)

I live and work in Silicon Valley, and I found this book to be entertaining as well as informative, with the "ring" of authenticity. The personal stories in this book, as told by the people who lived them and fought the daily battles and reaped the rewards, are the kind of revelations that most of us would never hear unless we were psychologists or spiritual advisors working in Silicon Valley. I enjoyed every page.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for a good read, I found, instead, a great voice, April 5, 2000

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Kara L. Swanson (Center Line, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soul and Silicon: Spirits in a High-Tech World (Hardcover)

Carl Goldman strikes a delicious balance between that which we seek and that which we hide from. He collects and confronts the nagging questions, the quiet whispers and subtle signposts we speed past on our way to empty arenas of success and smoke-and-mirrors versions of fulfillment. The people interviewed, and Goldman himself, have offered here a map and a compass to help us go as far as we need to travel in order to arrive home safely within our hearts. In a world of high-tech, mach-2, anonymous communication, Carl Goldman sits down next to a roaring fire with an inkwell and a fountain pen and communicates with an ease and a clarity no amount of megahertz or modem speed can touch.