The Book of the People

How to Read the Bible

by A.N. Wilson

On Sale: 06/21/2016

The Book of the People

How to Read the Bible

by A.N. Wilson

On Sale: 06/21/2016

Format:

About the Book

From renowned historian, biographer and novelist, A.N. Wilson, a deep personal, literary, and historical exploration of the Bible.

In The Book of the People, A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship with the Bible over a lifetime of writing, Wilson argues that it remains relevant even in a largely secular society, as a philosophical work, a work of literature, and a cultural touchstone that the western world has answered to for nearly two thousand years: Martin Luther King was "reading the Bible" when he started the Civil Rights movement, and when Michelangelo painted the fresco cycles in the Sistine Chapel, he was "reading the Bible." Wilson challenges the way fundamentalists—whether believers or non-believers—have misused the Bible, either by neglecting and failing to recognize its cultural significance, or by using it as a weapon against those with whom they disagree.

Erudite, witty and accessible, The Book of the People seeks to reclaim the Good Book as our seminal work of literature, and a book for the imagination.

Critical Praise

“An erudite, elegant, and quietly impassioned plea . . .an easy, pleasurable read.” — The Guardian

“A work of genius.” — The Times (London)

A wide-ranging and richly stimulating inquiry into what the Bible is, what it means, how it works, and how hopelessly wrong the plodding fundamentalists of both atheist and religious persuasions are about it.” — Sunday Times (London)

“Wilson’s delightful and unexpectedly moving book is characterized by intellectual humility.” — New Statesman

-

Resources

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062433466
  • ISBN 10: 0062433466
  • Imprint: Harper
  • On Sale: 06/21/2016
  • Pages: 224
  • List Price:33.50 CAD
  • BISAC1 : LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
  • BISAC2 : RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General
  • BISAC3 : RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General
  • BISAC4 : RELIGION / General
  • BISAC5 : POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious

The Book of the People by A.N. Wilson

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the web site's home page.

Other Booksellers

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the Web site's home page.

SELECT:

Specialty Booksellers

Interest-specific online venues and gift accounts that offer books for purchase. The links will take you to the store’s home page.

International Customers

If you are located outside Canada, the best way to order online is to choose from the following bookstores listed by region and country.