The Good Book, A. C. Grayling
The Good Book, A. C. Grayling
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The Good Book
A Humanist Bible

Author: A. C. Grayling

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 24 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2011

Synopsis

Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, and the literary skill to conceive of a powerful secular alternative to the Bible. But that is exactly what A. C. Grayling has done, creating a nonreligious Bible 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 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. Organized in twelve main sections, 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 work of Herodotus and Lucretius, Confucius and Mencius, Seneca and Cicero, Montaigne, Bacon, and so many others, The Good Book will fulfill its audacious purpose in every way.

About A. C. Grayling

A. C. Grayling is professor of philosophy and master of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern, London. Among his many books are Liberty in the Age of Terror, The God Argument, Democracy and Its Crisis, and The History of Philosophy. He has been a regular contributor to the Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Independent on Sunday, Economist, New Statesman, Prospect, and New European. He appears frequently on radio and TV, including Newsnight and CNN News. He lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Collin on August 03, 2013

After reading this book off and on for the past 6 months I decided to start my first read through of it. I have to say that this book is one of the few that has gotten me incredibly exited and profoundly changed my outlook on life for the better. I am forever the cynic, a complete pessimist. I often......more

Goodreads review by Rinda on July 22, 2016

This is going to be a long long read.. 24/10/2015 Day 1 أصبح من عاداتي الصباحية قراءة القليل من هذا الكتاب الإنسانية لا دين لها أن تكون ذا خلق اختيارك وحدك :)......more

Goodreads review by Al on November 28, 2020

In a sense this book is a kind of benchmark. It encapsulates many excellent examples of secular norms and values which could very well stand for true and excellent human values suitable for any walk of life, without succumbing to the usually more punitive values espoused by many religions. Grayling'......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 01, 2012

As the book is structured like The Bible, this may take me a while to read, but I'm enjoying the eloquent language and mediations on life and wisdom I have read thus far. A couple verses I particularly appreciated are: "The wise would rather be least among the best than first among the worst: As the......more

Goodreads review by Hiram on June 03, 2014

It’s difficult to do a fair and complete review of a book that will likely take a lifetime to read and is not meant to be read in one sitting or within one week or one month even. But the Good Book deserves some attention, as it constitutes a modern attempt to produce a scripture that fits within na......more

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