Charting his own relationship with the Bible over a lifetime of writing, the author of Victoriaand Dante in Loveargues that the Good Book remains relevant even in a largely secular society, capable of being appreciated as a philosophical work, a masterpiece of literature, and a moral touchstone that the Western world has looked to for nearly 2,000 years. In his erudite yet witty study, A.N. Wilson also challenges the ways that fundamentalists—whether believers or nonbelievers—have misused the Bible, either by neglecting its cultural significance or by using it as a weapon against those with whom they disagree.