We have dispatched from our uk warehouse books of good condition to over 1 million satisfied customers worldwide. Grayling, 97814088748, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Graylings effort to codify human ethics without making any reference to deity. The bible has survived many vicious attacks by powerful people. For example, during the middle ages in certain christian lands, the possession and reading of the bible in the vernacular the language of the common people was increasingly associated with heresy and dissent, says the book an introduction to the medieval bible. A humanist bible, a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
These concerns notwithstanding, however, we accepted the gift. Bart erhmans book on early christian writings, it is basically used as a college course, but is very readable and informative. This list looks at ten ways the bible can be appreciated by people who dont necessarily subscribe to the beliefs of any religion. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. And so he has composed a secular bible, which aims to provide us with a parallel set of stories, metaphors, wisdom, experience, proverbs and narratives to rival the old and new testaments. Classes at secular universities dedicate themselves to studying the bible as literature. The good book is an alternative, nonreligious bible and has been made in just the same way as the judaeochristian bible was made. The good book few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andyesthe audacity to conceive of a. The good book begins with the book entitled, genesis and ends with a. Instead, going back to traditions older than christianity, and far richer and more various, including the nontheistic philosophical. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in the beauty of its language and its arrangement into short chapters and verses, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of various secular humanist traditions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A book of extraordinary audacity from a remarkable thinkera secular bible drawn from the wisdom and humanity in the worlds great literature.
It imitates the editorial style of the judeochristian bible and of the quran, but is entirely secular and makes no mention of god. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The basic idea of the good book is that it celebrates the format of scripture as a means to transmit wisdom and tradition. The good book reading the bible with mind and heart.
A humanist bible, subtitled a secular bible in the united kingdom, was published this month. A humanist bible and millions of other books are available for instant access. Yet a book that reflects on the bible for a general readership. Hundreds of characters and thousands of ideas parade across its pages from beginning to end. And in the year 2011, anthony the seer did come forth with flowing locks and.
The book was designed as a secular alternative to religious text, and to be read as a narrative drawing on nonreligious philosophy, including that from ancient greek, chinese, roman, indian and arab civilizations, as well as the european renaissance and the age of enlightenment. The good book is an inspired work of insight, wisdom, solace, and commentary on the human condition drawn from the worlds great humanist traditions of thought. A secular bible and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Review undeniably thoughtprovoking christopher hart, sunday times. The good book has, therefore, everything you could expect from the bible except god. A secular bible pays backhanded tribute to scripture by patterning itself loosely upon the multigenre structure of the bible. Note that grayling lays his book out like the bible with similar referencing. The good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible, in its beauty of language and arrangement into short chapters and verses for ease of reading and quotability, offering to the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of secular humanist traditions that are older, far richer and.
Grayling crafted it by using more than a thousand texts representing several hundred authors, collections and traditions. Taking advantage of the many archaeological and manuscript discoveries as well as the insights of linguistic and biblical scholarship since the 16th century it was designed to meet the needs of a worldwide explosion of evangelism in a secular world where english had. It is evident as a matter of style as well as chronology that the authors of genesis never read the gospels and nor did paul. Grayling, philosopher and allaround grey eminence, brings together poems, the greatest hits of western thought, and significant chunks of herodotus into a secular, humanist version of the bible.
A c grayling drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing on all that it means to be human from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday. Graylings bestselling secular bible, is now published in a handsome, smaller format hardback at a competitive price. Drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions, using the same techniques of editing, redaction, and adaptation that produced the holy books of the judeochristian and islamic religions, the good book consciously takes its design and presentation from the bible. A secular bible 1st edition by grayling, professor a. In its beauty of language and its arrangement into short chapters and.
A humanist bible, a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in. The philosopher ac grayling has created a secular bible, but its guidance for a good life fails to convince genevieve fox. We are committed to providing you with a reliable and efficient service at all times. The poetry and prose styles of the bible are a signal of the complexities that lie beneath. If the humanists are in the ascendant, then a c graylings selfhelp book for the spiritually rudderless will be snapped up photo. A secular bible paperback international edition, 20. Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, the good book offers a thoughtful, nonreligious alternative to the many people who do not follow one of the worlds great religions. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without selfcontrol, brutal, despisers of good. The title of this book is arresting and provocative.
A secular bible, the philosopher sets out his manifesto for rational thought. From the uninitiated to the very seasoned, readers of the bible will always find something new to learn in the good book. The good book is an inspired work of insight, wisdom, solace, and commentary on the human condition drawn from the worlds great humanist traditions of thought and literature, western and easter alike. The good book a secular bible paperback international. In the good book, edited by andrew blauner, thirtyfour writers engage biblical texts ranging from the whole of the psalms to a single parable. Over the course of 8 sessions, pastors deron spoo and kyle idleman will visit the most salient themes about god in the bible. Bible verses about secularism church of the great god. The good book cant be bettered the philosopher ac grayling has created a secular bible, but its guidance for a good life fails to convince genevieve fox. Scholars who translated the bible into the vernacular or. The bible is the number one sold book on the planet and not just because it is important to christianity.