Secular humanists base their morality and ideas about justice on critical intelligence unaided by scripture, which christians rely on for knowledge concerning right and wrong, good and evil. The basic idea of the good book is that it celebrates the format of scripture as a means to transmit wisdom and tradition. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The first book of its kind, this young persons guide provides a sound basis for living with the present day realities of homosexuality in out world. Beginning in the twentieth century, humanists began to articulate more honestly that subjectivism is the inevitable consequence of making man the final arbiter of what is true. Some reasons why humanists reject the bible american. Humanism, as many of you may know, has its roots in the philosophies of classical antiquity, including ancient china and india. January was the month for the recitation of genesis, february of. Probulos 101 lists for atheists, agnostics and secular humanists is a little book that packs a big punch. This is a wellgrounded quick reference guide that covers 101 topics of interest for atheists.
In its beauty of language and its arrangement into short chapters and. Such good works can be done without the trappings of religion. Secular humanism is a lifestance, or what council for secular humanism founder paul kurtz has termed a eupraxsophy. Bible stories for secular humanists kindle edition by s.
How sunday schools are raising the next generation of secular humanists jason s. This is why packer and howard could write that book about christian humanism. 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 non. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the good book. Click the search button below to search the entire website including all scripture translations, comments, commentary, bible dictionary, articles, and other pages. Graylings humanistic book presents the ideas most closely held by evolutionists in a flowery poetical way.
Where were you when i laid the foundation of the earth. 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. The humanists liturgical year was entirely built round the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Reviewed in the united kingdom on january 11, 2014. Grayling has distilled the work of hundreds of authors and more than one thousand texts using the same techniques. Liberal christians are often accused of cherrypicking the bible. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4. They believe that because the writers of the bible lived in an unenlightened era, the book contains many errors and harmful teachings. I had read an article about it, as an atheist i liked the idea and wanted to support graylings work so i.
But in the humanistic model, the bible becomes just another book containing many ethical ideas but also one filled with myths and even promoting evil. Note that grayling lays his book out like the bible with similar referencing. Grayling took 30 years to give the secular world a book of its own, something like the bible but based instead on a humanist view of life. It imitates the editorial style of the judeochristian bible and of the quran, but is entirely secular and makes no mention of god. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage. They are convinced the book was written solely by humans in an ignorant, superstitious, and cruel age. In fact, believers are commanded to test everything and hold fast what is good 1 thessalonians 5. Humanist witness provides testimony on blasphemys impacts before congressional hearing. Humanistic influence in conflict with the bible abounds in school textbooks. Humanists applaud darwin day resolutions introduced in congress. Many secular humanists trust schools more than parents to know what is best for children. For example, humanists often support the right of a. No direct matches for your keyword exist in the king james bible.
Humanists challenge the bible answers to their questions. The humanists themselves would agree that they adhere to a. 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. In the good book, professor grayling offers a thoughtful, nonreligious alternative to the bible, drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative writing. Its how i managed to attend church regularly for about 30 years and think the bible was the good book while having no idea what was really in it. Secular humanism is partly a reaction to the existence of superstition and irrationality in religion.
In its beauty of language and its arrangement into short chapters and verses for ease of reading and quotability, it offers the nonreligious seeker all the wisdom, insight, solace. A humanist bible and millions of other books are available for instant access. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. What are the philosophical beliefs of secular humanism. How sunday schools are raising the next generation of. Some humanists believe that the childs first responsibility is to a representative of the state, not necessarily to the parents. It is an attempt, as the cover says, to make something like the bible, for humanists the cover of mine says a secular bible, subtly different from the cover now shown a humanist bible it is both.
This page provides a subject index of the answers to the more than 180 accusations against the. In the process, he collected bits of wisdom from seve. And although secular humanists and christians develop and use science and technology, for christians these tools are to be used in the service of man to. Humanists claim there are contradictions in the bible god asks.
A secular bible 1st edition by grayling, professor a. The american humanist association endorses elective abortion. This book which obviously disregards bible teaching on homosexuality is recommended by the school library journal. One resource from a nonreligious perspective would be. Without an objective, transcendent norm all we have are individual preferences to guide us. That is, it is a set of beliefs through which one interprets all of realitysomething like a pair of glasses. C download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A humanist bible hardcover i bought this book with no expectations. This has led to dismissal of the bible while accepting and propagating many forms and variations of nonchristian beliefs. A book of extraordinary audacity from a remarkable thinkera secular bible drawn from the wisdom and humanity in the worlds great literature. The good book a secular or humanist alternative to the bible.