The good book by grayling

Genesis, ch11 110 in all species, nature works to renew itself as it works to nourish itself, and to protect itself from danger, each by its kind and for its kind, in the great work of continuation that is evolution. Less coldly clinical in tone than richard dawkins, less aggressively combative than. Grayling the good book is a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition drawn from the great humanist traditions of thought and literature of the world. 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 judeochristian and islamic religions. Grayling certainly doesnt suggest that his book is in any sense inerrant. The prisoners, the earthquake, and the midnight song. In other words, since the good book doesnt claim to be the unique work of divine revelation, it isnt even possible to view it as a comparably significant. The good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. He is the author of the acclaimed among the dead cities, descartes, toward the light of liberty, meditations for the humanist, and thinking of answers.

The good book is an inspired work of insight, wisdom, solace, and commentary on the human condition drawn from the worlds great humanist traditions. When i got the book, i was a bit disappointed, because i like grayling s other books so much and i had hoped this would be similar. The best books on ideas that matter five books expert. The substitution of grayling for god as ultimate author means that any analogy between the good book and the good book is extremely thin. The good book by ac grayling of the three contemporary prophets of atheism, professor richard dawkins, christopher hitchens 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. Graylings bestselling secular bible, is now published in a handsome, smaller format hardback at a competitive price. 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. Grayling discusses creating a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both. Grayling was one of the contributors to the book, we are one. Read the good book a humanist bible by professor a. It has been a while since a read the book, and i do not remember what many of the individual chapters discuss, so i will forgo my usual synopsis.

The good book begins with genesis, where you can see the ideas of darwin laid out in an inspirational way. In 2011 he founded the new college of the humanities, an independent undergraduate college in london. Buy a cheap copy of the reason of things book by a. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the good book. Jul 26, 2012 the good book is a manifesto for rational thought, but mirrors the bible in both form and language. Designed to be read as narrative and also to be dipped into for inspiration, encouragement and consolation, the good book offers a thoughtful. Apr 04, 2011 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.

A secular bible, the title appearing on my copies are, the good book. A celebration of tribal peoples, released in october 2009. Grayling, 97814088748, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. A c grayling, britains most popular and widely read philosopher, has created a secular bible that draws on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing about all that it means to be human from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life 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. Grayling is the author of around 30 books, including what is good. Grayling discusses creating a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both western and eastern traditions. One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. 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 is an inspired work of insight, wisdom, solace, and commentary on the human condition drawn from the worlds great humanist traditions of thought. Grayling is master of the new college of the humanities, london, and a supernumerary fellow of st annes college, oxford. Grayling may be the ultimate editor and redactor of the sources drawn together in the good book, but thats as far as a secular doctrine of inspiration can go. Im used to this language being peppered with things i dont believe in, and listening to it at weddings or funerals generally gives me a lump in my stomach.

Join us for this intriguing talk at lancaster library as a. Grayling is a professor of philosophy at birkbeck college, university of london. Reading through this i was really pleasantly surprised at how much i liked it. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apr 03, 2011 the good book mirrors the bible in both form and language, and is, as its author says, ambitious and hubristic a distillation of the best that has been thought and said by people whove. Most of the material is from grecoroman history and prose.

Our products are a careful collaboration between our design engineers, our customers and rigorous field testing. The book expresses graylings sciencebased humanist philosophy throughout, but draws on hundreds of authors throughout history and across the world. Stimulating, thoughtful, rational and rewarding, it is now published in a compact edition. Its principal concern is how life the good life should be lived. Grayling believes, distracts from seeking the good life in the.

Grayling, 97814088748, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A humanist bible was presented as something akin to the emancipation of daedalus and icarus in their winged escape from crete. A secular bible 1st edition by grayling, professor a. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and parliament, imposing fixed terms for mps, introducing proportional. The foundations upon which our democracies stand are inherently flawed, vulnerable to corrosion from within. A distinctive voice somewhere between mark twain and michel montaigne is how psychology today described a. 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. The good book mirrors the bible in both form and language, and is, as its author says, ambitious and hubristic a distillation of the best that has been thought and said by. This 700 page book is written in the same format as the bible with the modern numbering of sections of the bible. C, grayling provides both a historical look at ethics and provides a secular view to be considered. Graylings book copies the format but fills it with much more positive messages. When i got the book, i was a bit disappointed, because i like graylings other books so much and i. Instead, going back to traditions older than christianity, and far richer and more various, including the non. Note that grayling lays his book out like the bible with similar referencing.

Grayling has always tended to be regarded as the good cop. Snell december 2011 in its marketing campaign, the good book. The best books on being good five books expert recommendations. Because of this, you can trust that every product made by grayling will meet or exceed your performance expectations. Grayling has done by 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 judaeochristian and islamic religions. Grayling, in oxford, england, spent 30 years compiling the good book. He has been a regular contributor to the times, guardian, financial times, independent on sunday, economist, new statesman. While the title listed in the add is the good book. Graylings new publication the good state he warns that there is a ticking timebomb at the heart of our representative democracy and in more than fifty countries around the world. Grayling answers the most important question how do we live a good life. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the good book.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Grayling has done, creating a nonreligious bible drawn from the wealth of secular. Genesis, ch 1220 for since the quality of bodies are only known to us by experiment, we are to hold for universal all. Essential readings for the nonbeliever, and the good book, and more on. 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. In humankind the work of renewal lies in the work of affection, the bond of one to another made by. 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. Review undeniably thoughtprovoking christopher hart, sunday times. Each product developed by grayling is manufactured in our stateoftheart flexible film converting plant. And in the year 2011, anthony the seer did come forth with flowing locks and dispensed wisdom to the people grayling. The good book is a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition drawn from the great humanist traditions of thought and literature of the world.

A fellow of the world economic forum and past chairman of the human rights organization june fourth, he contributes. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary among them addressing the imbalance of power between government and parliament, imposing fixed terms for mps. 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. Mar 05, 20 the book expresses grayling s sciencebased humanist philosophy throughout, but draws on hundreds of authors throughout history and across the world. The good book interview new humanist magazine michael sandel and ac grayling in conversation prospect magazine atheism, secularism, humanism. The book explores the cultures of peoples around the world, portraying both their diversity and the threats they face. Among his many books are liberty in the age of terror, the god argument, democracy and its crisis and the history of philosophy. Grayling explains he has spent several decades on his ambitious project, distilling what he. Grayling is professor of philosophy and master of the new college of the humanities at northeastern, london. The good book by ac grayling of the three contemporary prophets of atheism, professor richard dawkins, christopher hitchens and professor ac grayling, i know two, hitchens and. A humanist bible, a nonreligious bible that draws from the wealth of secular. Graylings play grace, cowritten with mick gordon, has played to full houses in london and new york, starring lynn redgrave. Grayling s bestselling secular bible, is now published in a handsome, smaller format hardback at a competitive price. Few, if any, thinkers and writers today would have the imagination, the breadth of knowledge, the literary skill, andye.