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 Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions, The Good Book consciously takes its design and presentation from the Bible. In its beauty of language and its arrangement into short chapters and verses for ease ...
Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; Reprint edition (March 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802778372
ISBN-13: 978-0802778376
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.6 x 8.3 inches
Amazon Rank: 465938
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If you're a Libertarian or Anarchist or simply believe in less government you will be disappointed to find that AC Grayling is a bit of a statist. This is reflected directly in The Lawgiver portion of the Good Book and indirectly throughout the rest ...
and quotability, it offers the non-religious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace, inspiration, and perspective of secular humanist traditions that are older, far richer, and more various than Christianity. Organized in twelve main sections-Genesis, Histories, Wisdom, The Sages, Parables, Consolations, Lamentations, Proverbs, Songs, Epistles, Acts, and the Good-The Good Book opens with meditations on the origin and progress of the world and human life in it, then devotes attention to the question of how life should be lived, how we relate to one another, and how vicissitudes are to be faced and joys appreciated. Inspired by the writing of Herodotus and Lucretius, Confucius and Mencius, Seneca and Cicero, Montaigne, Bacon, and so many others, The Good Book fulfills its audacious purpose in every way."I suppose some might be offended by The Good Book but they needn't be. You don't have to be a nonbeliever to find solace and wisdom in the distilled ideas presented here."-The Huffington Post
