Click here to view an ad for Burke's books (and those of other authors) that appeared in the November 2, 1969 issue of The Pittsburgh Press.
For sample verses from the translation by Carl F. Burke, click here.
God Is for Real, Man - 1966
Title: God is For Real, Man Interpretations of Bible passages and stories as told by some of God's bad-tempered angels with busted halos to Carl F. Burke Chaplain of Erie County Jail Buffalo, New York
Date: 1966 (this edition is the eighth printing of October 1967)
Publisher: Association Press: New York
Contents: Bible Selections
Language: American Slang (1960s)
References: Chamberlin 98-5; Taliaferro-EELBV DSP-0140.
Images: Cover, Title page, Back cover
Location: Belmont Abbey College Library, Belmont, North Carolina, USA
Translators: Carl F. Burke and unknown inner-city youths
Comments: The Revised Standard Version text of the Ten Commandments, Proverbs and the Beatitudes is printed in italics; commentary from the children follows. Creation and Job are printed as small plays. A glossary of slang used by the kids is printed in the back.
Record album - 1967
In 1967 an album entitled God is For Real, Man was released; it consisted of selections read by street kids over a guitar. Discogs and Rate Your Music has details about this record. A clip of a child reading Luke 24:36-48 and John 20:19-31 can be heard here. The January 27, 1968 issue of Billboard magazine has an article about the album here.
Title: God is For Real, Man Interpretations of Bible passages and stories as told by some of God's bad tempered angels with busted halos
Date: 1967
Record label: Rejoice Record Group
Catalog number: LP-1001
Contents: Bible Selections
Language: American Slang (1960s)
References: Chamberlin see 98-5; Taliaferro-EELBV see DSP-0140.
Translators: Carl F. Burke and unknown inner-city youths
Images: cover, label
Comments: This is a vinyl record.
Treat Me Cool, Lord - 1968
Title: Treat Me Cool, Lord Prayers—Devotions—Litanies as prepared by some of God's bad-tempered angels with busted halos, with the help of Carl F. Burke Author of God Is for Real, Man
Date: 1968 (second printing, June 1968)
Publisher: Association Press: New York
Contents: Selections from Psalms and other materials
Language: American Slang (1960s)
References: Chamberlin 377-11.
Images: Cover, Title page
Location: Dover Nemorial Library (Garner-Webb University) Boiling Springs, North Carolina, USA
Translators: Carl F. Burke and unknown inner-city youths
Comments: Besides the prayers, devotionals and litanies, sample worship services are also printed. A glossary of slang used by the kids is printed in the back.
God Is Beautiful, Man- 1969
Title: God is Beautiful, Man Interpretations of Bible passages and stories as told by some of God's bad-tempered angels with busted halos to Carl F. Burke
Date: 1969
Publisher: Association Press: New York
Contents: Bible Selections
Language: American Slang (1960s)
References: Chamberlin 99-3.
Images: Cover, Title page
Location: Chesnutt Library (Fayetteville State University) Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Translators: Carl F. Burke and unknown inner-city youths
Comments: Adam and Eve and Jonah are printed as small plays; a Christmas play is also printed. A glossary of slang used by the kids is printed in the back.
