On God an uncommon conversation

Summary: In probing, amusing, and uncommon dialogues conducted over three years but whose topics he has considered for decades, Norman Mailer establishes his own system of belief, one that rejects both organized religion and atheism. He presents instead a view of our world as one created by an artistic God who often succeeds but can also fail in the face of determined opposition by contrary powers in the universe, with which war is waged for the souls of humans. In turn, we are given freedom--indeed responsibility--to choose our own paths. He believes that our individual behavior, a complex mix of good and evil, will be rewarded or punished with a reincarnation that fits the sum of our lives. Mailer is original and unpredictable in this inspiring verbal journey, a unique vision of the world in which "God needs us as much as we need God."

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