Forget Self-Help

Forget Self-Help: Re-examining the Golden Rule is a Christian non-fictional book written by Thomas Fellows that examines the Golden Rule that can be found in Matthew 7:12. Fellows started the book at age twenty while a counselor at a summer camp in Mentone, Alabama.[1] Through weaving the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird and Uncle Tom's Cabin, the personages of Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his own personal anecdotes, Fellows not only encourages the reader to follow the Golden Rule, but makes the claim that the Golden Rule is lost in modern-day Christianity.[2][3] Some of the chapter titles include "Mercy is Power," "Becoming Christlike," "Loving our Enemies," and "Crying for Someone Other Than Yourself." [4]

Forget Self-Help: Re-examining the Golden Rule
1st edition cover
AuthorThomas Fellows
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChristian
PublisherBorgo Publishing
Publication date
2017
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages146
ISBN978-0998460673
Followed byHe Spoke With Authority: Get, then Give the Advantage of Confidence 

While the book is grounded in scripture, the author commented in the Newnan Times Herald that he "didn't just write it for Christians."[5] a review by Faye Daysen of The Pilot writes that "Fellows uses scripture, but doesn't hit readers over the head with it."[6] In an al.com article, Fellows claims that reaching out to others with love is lost, quipping that "In the South, People are more focused on staying away from sin rather than doing God's will. The three biggies were save sex for marriage, don't drink, don't cuss. If you did those three things you were a good Christian."[3]

References
  1. Catts, Everett "Buckhead resident pens book on the golden rule.", "The Northside Neighbor", 9 November 2017. Retrieved on 9 September 2019.
  2. Price, Donna. "Books message: Help yourself by helping others", "American Press", 20 November 2017. Retrieved September 9 2016.
  3. Garrison, Greg. "Golden rule needs a revival, Samford grad says", "al.com", 5 March 2019. Retrieved September 9 2016.
  4. Grossman, Mary Ann. "Thomas Fellows looks to literature in his examination of the golden rule", "Pioneer Press", 1 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. Skinner, Winston. "Fellows re-examines Golden Rule", "The Newnan Times-Herald", 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2109.
  6. Dasen, Faye. "Informative, Fun Spring Reading Recommendations", "ThePilot.com", 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
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