James Redfield
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Born | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
Alma mater | Auburn University |
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Known for | The Celestine Prophecy |
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James Redfield is an American writer, lecturer, screenwriter, and film producer. He is notable for his 1993 novel The Celestine Prophecy.
Biography
Redfield grew up in a rural area near
In 1989, he quit his job as a therapist to write full-time, synthesizing his interest in interactive psychology, Eastern and Western philosophies, science, futurism, ecology, history, and mysticism.
When Redfield
In his non-fiction title, The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness (Warner Books, 1997), Redfield explored the background of the "emerging spirituality" discussed in his novels. The Celestine series of adventure parables continued in 1999 with the publication of The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight (Warner Books). In 2002, Redfield joined author Michael Murphy and filmmaker Sylvia Timbers in a collaborative non-fiction work entitled God and the Evolving Universe (J.P. Tarcher).
The novel was the basis for a 2006 film of the same name. Redfield produced, co-writing the screenplay with Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon.
James and Salle Redfield are the founders of the Global Prayer Project, a bi-weekly webcast which offers guided prayer and meditation.
Redfield's newest offering, The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision, was published by Grand Central Publishing in February 2011.
Awards
In October 1997, Redfield was awarded the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate at the XXIII Pio Manzu International Conference in Rimini, Italy[
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-446-51862-X
- The Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide (1995) co-written with Carol Adrienne. Warner Books:New York, NY ISBN 0-446-67122-3
- ISBN 0-446-51908-1
- The Tenth Insight: Holding The Vision: An Experiential Guide (1996) co-written with Carol Adrienne. Diane Publishing Company:Darby, PA ISBN 978-0756759483
- The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness (1997) Grand Central Publishing:New York, NY. ISBN 0-446-52274-0
- ISBN 0-446-52308-9
- God and the Evolving Universe: The Next Step in Personal Evolution (2002) co-written with Sylvia Timbers and ISBN 1-58542-137-5
- ISBN 1-57174-458-4
- The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision (2011) Grand Central Publishing:New York, NY. ISBN 0-446-57596-8
References
- ^ Adams, Stephen (August 8, 2008). "The 12 top titles that booksellers must always stock". The Telegraph.
But the self-help book The Road Less Travelled by American psychiatrist M Scott Peck is included, as is James Redfield's New Age tome, The Celestine Prophecy – which the author originally published himself.
- ^ "Redfields receive Humanitarian Award". Auburn University, Auburn, AL. June 5, 2000.
Authors Salle and James Redfield receive the President's Award for Humanitarian Service from AU President William Muse. The annual award recognizes Auburn alumni who have made exceptional service to humanity. The Redfields have developed a worldwide following for books such as The Celestine Prophecy which examine spirituality in the modern world.
Sources
- "Celestial reasoning." People Weekly. New York: Apr 25, 1994. Vol.41, Iss. 15; pg. 85
- McDonald, Marci. "Celestine prophet." Maclean's. Toronto: Oct 10, 1994. Vol.107, Iss. 41; pg. 54