Always Hope does not review "The Good Book"
This week saw the launch of The Good Book , by (or, as the cover has it, "made by") A. C. Grayling. This, as he no doubt hoped, has triggered a huge reaction, at least if the blogs are anything to go by. It's difficult to find a Christian blog in the UK that hasn't reacted to this (although I haven't yet found anyone who has read it). Of all the interesting responses, my favorite is Phil Ritchie's , which really nails the issues from a Christian perspective. The Good Book is billed as a "secular Bible". Many people, hearing this, have jumped to the conclusion that it is a Bible with all the bits about God taken out, but it isn't. It is an alternative to the Bible, a tome of wisdom to live by. Nor is it, as some people are assuming, an entirely original work by Grayling, although it seems to contain some of his own thoughts. In fact, he has edited together a collection of texts from various philosophical traditions from many cent...