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▲| name = Forget Self-Help: Re-examining the Golden Rule
| image = Self- Help front cover (1).jpg
| caption = 1st edition cover
| author = [[Thomas Fellows (author)|Thomas Fellows]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = [[Christianity|Christian]]
| publisher = [[Borgo Publishing]]
| pub_date = [[2017 in literature|2017]]
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| media_type = Print (paperback)
| pages = 146
| isbn = 978-0998460673 <!-- 1st edition printed before ISBN system -->
| followed_by = He Spoke With Authority: Get, then Give the Advantage of Confidence
}}
'''''Forget Self-Help: Re-examining the Golden Rule''''' is a Christian non-fictional book written by [[Thomas Fellows (author)|Thomas Fellows]] that examines the [[Golden Rule]] that can be found in Matthew 7:12. Fellows started the book at age twenty while he was a counselor at a summer camp in [[Mentone, Alabama]].<ref name="auto">Catts, Everett [https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/northside_sandy_springs/morehouse-coached-by-westminster-alum-places-high-at-national-event/article_b2bd1cf8-a5f6-11e6-9473-13bbf8c8832f.html "Buckhead resident pens book on the golden rule."], "[[The Northside Neighbor]]", 9 November 2017. Retrieved on 9 September 2019.</ref> 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 adding 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.<ref name="auto1">Price, Donna. [https://www.americanpress.com/scene/book-s-message-help-yourself-by-helping-others/article_8826866a-ce21-11e7-9048-4f694661448e.html "Books message: Help yourself by helping others"], "[[American Press]]", 20 November 2017. Retrieved September 9 2016.</ref><ref name="auto4">Garrison, Greg. [https://www.al.com/living/2018/02/golden_rule_needs_a_revival_sa.html "Golden rule needs a revival, Samford grad says"], "[[al.com]]", 5 March 2019. Retrieved September 9 2016.</ref> Some of the chapter titles include "Mercy is Power," "Becoming Christlike," "Loving our Enemies," and "Crying for Someone Other Than Yourself." <ref name="auto6">Grossman, Mary Ann. [https://www.twincities.com/2018/07/01/thomas-fellows-looks-to-literature-in-his-examination-of-the-golden-rule "Thomas Fellows looks to literature in his examination of the golden rule"], "[[Pioneer Press]]", 1 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.</ref>
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While the book is grounded in scripture, the author commented in the ''Newnan Times Herald'' that he "didn't just write it for Christians."<ref name="auto10">Skinner, Winston. [http://times-herald.com/news/2018/02/fellows-re-examines-golden-rule "Fellows re-examines Golden Rule"], "[[The Newnan Times-Herald]]", 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2109.</ref> a review by Faye Daysen of ''The Pilot'' writes that "Fellows uses scripture, but doesn't hit readers over the head with it."<ref name="auto2">Dasen, Faye. [https://www.thepilot.com/news/features/informative-fun-spring-reading-recomendations/article_c29dd1a4-22f4-11e8-87cc-7798b94ba885.html "Informative, Fun Spring Reading Recommendations"], "ThePilot.com", 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref> 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."<ref name="auto4"/>
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[[Category:2017 non-fiction books]] ▼== Reception ==
The book was named one of twelve self-help books to read in 2018 by the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'',<ref name="auto8">Rhone, Nedra. [https://www.ajc.com/blog/talk-town/self-help-books-help-you-live-your-best-life-2018/Nt55bhCTX3hgxGIhkt2QUI/ "Self-help books to help you love your best life in 2018"], "[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]", 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.</ref> and selected by the Georgia Radio Reading Service to be recorded by audio.<ref>Ford, Clark Renee. [https://garrs.org/program-library/all-programs/?keyword=forget+self-help&selected-items=Title%2CAuthor%2CReader&sort-order=dateadded&posts-per-page=10&book-category-parent=&magazine-category-parent=&newspaper-category-parent=&programming-category-parent= "All Programs"], "[[GaRRS]]", 11 September 2019. Retrieved on 11 September 2019.</ref> The book received media attention in the [[Southern United States]], including five local newspapers in Alabama,<ref>McCrary, Matthew. “Author Pens Focusing on Depression and Reassessing the Way You View and Experience Life.” ''[[The Western Star (Bessemer, Alabama)|The Western Star]].'' November 22, 2017. Page 1.</ref><ref>Vaughn, Jessica. "Between the pages: Forget Self-Help." ''The Baldwin Times.'' October 6th, 2017. Page 13.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title="Samford Grad Self-Help Book"|newspaper=[[Over The Mountain Journal]]|date=January 11, 2018|p=6|url=https://issuu.com/otmj/docs/1.11.18|via=[[ISSUU]]}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dothaneagle.com/enterprise_ledger/news/author-says-golden-rule-is-the-answer/article_0ebec45e-ad33-11e7-bbbf-9b3d53264bd3.html "Author Says Golden Rule Is the Answer"], 8 October 2017. Retrieved January 5th, 2020.</ref><ref>Estes-Velez, Lauren [https://hartselleenquirer.com/2017/11/22/forget-self-help/ "Forget Self-Help"], "[[Hartselle Enquirer]]" 22 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.Page 2.</ref> one magazine<ref>Alston, Beth. [[Americus Magazine]]. Page 49. Winter 2018.</ref> and eight mostly local newspapers in Georgia,<ref name="auto10"/><ref>Special to the Sentinel. "Fellows' new book stresses importance of Golden Rule." [[Douglas County Sentinel]]. January 9th, 2018</ref><ref>Hurd, Hatcher. [https://www.northfulton.com/finding-happiness-helping-others/article_2655650b-9957-5663-801a-92afbcecf4e3.html "Finding Happiness Helping Others"], "[[Alpharetta Roswell Herald]]" 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref><ref>Gillespie, Karen. [http://chronicle.augusta.com/columnists/life/2017-11-25/book-deriso-s-latest-novel-captures-words-and-music "By the book: Deriso's latest novel catches words and music"], "[[Augusta Chronicle]]" 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref><ref name="auto8"/><ref name="auto9">McKinnon, John [https://www.douglasenterprise.net/news/forget-self-help-thomas-fellows "Forget Self-Help by Thomas Fellows"], "[[Douglas Enterprise]]", 22 December 2017. Retrieved on September 9 2019.</ref><ref name="auto7">Polling, Dean [https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/books-he-spoke-with-authority-thomas-fellows/article_f229ea05-e714-54c7-8682-b7f45de33759.html "Books: He Spoke with Authority: Thomas Fellows"], "[[Valdosta Daily Times]]", 28 September 2019. Retrieved on November 10 2019.</ref><ref name="auto"/> and local newspapers in North Carolina,<ref name="auto2"/> Mississippi,<ref>Long, Robert Lee. [http://www.desototimes.com/news/georgia-author-examines-golden-rule/article_61e0a0c0-dae8-11e7-b3e7-df8f3ecd2fe5.html "Georgia Author Examines the Golden Rule"], "[[DeSoto Times-Tribune]]" 6 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref>Tennessee,<ref>Bradford, Kali. [https://www.tullahomanews.com/living/fellows-lives-by-golden-rule-in-latest-work/article_851beaea-653b-5bbc-a201-ea4689b0c2c9.html "Fellows Lives by Golden Rule in Latest Work"], "[[Tullahoma News]]" 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref> Virginia,<ref>Tennis, Joe. [https://www.swvatoday.com/news/article_2a445414-9956-5467-a9d5-ae7db95a1f94.html "Author tackles depression through "Forget Self-Help"], "[[SWVA Today]]" 27 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref> Louisiana,<ref>Fletcher, Julie. "Book Review." ''The Dequincy News.'' December 27, 2017.</ref><ref name="auto1"/> and Arkansas.<ref name="auto5">Teer, Dawn. "Book Review: Forget Self-Help." ''The Sun Times.'' December 29th, 2017. 6A.</ref> It was featured by the regional press in St. Paul, Minnesota's ''Pioneer Press'',<ref name="auto6"/> Oklahoma's City's ''[[Daily Oklahoman]]'',<ref>Hinton, Carla. [https://oklahoman.com/article/5600361/religion-briefs-for-july-7 "Religion briefs for July 7"], "[[Daily Oklahoman]]", 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.</ref> and Hartford Connecticut's ''Hartford Courant''.<ref>Goldberg, Carole. [https://www.courant.com/ctnow/arts-theater/hc-fea-ct-author-events-book-talks-606-story.html "Write stuff - Local Authors Festival to Host Authors, Panel Discussions."], "[[Hartford Courant]]", 30 May 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2019.</ref> In the South, papers received it well. Some reviews include one from Louisiana's ''American Press'', with the paper calling it, "Thought-provoking … firing on all cylinders." <ref name="auto1"/> South Georgia's ''[[Valdosta Daily Times]]'' called it, "An unforgettable volume." <ref name="auto7"/> Georgia's ''Douglas Enterprise'' commented that, "This is a book you will not forget, you will pick up this book over and over." <ref name="auto9"/> Arkansas's ''Sun Times'' said, "This book will make you think twice about the status quo." <ref name="auto5"/> From a national perspective, the book was reviewed favorably by St. Paul Minnesota's ''[[Pioneer Press]]'' with the paper saying that, "The author's insights and suggestions on how we can try to live the Golden Rule when our nation is so divided should provide lots of conversation openers at book clubs at church study groups." <ref name="auto6"/>
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