Religion of Good
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by polarization, exhausted by moral finger-pointing, or confused about what it truly means to be good in a broken world, this book is your invitation to explore a new path.
You’ll discover:
– A diagnosis of our collective ethical confusion
– A framework for understanding where moral systems break down
– Techniques drawn from Wicca, Zen, and cognitive science
– And most importantly, a path back to ethical clarity through connection, ritual, and inner transformation
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Review
“Ivan marries a deep sense of logic and analysis to the wonder and worship of the Earth. There are practices and rituals plenty, and enough intellectual meat to satisfy anyone who is willing to chew it thoroughly for its savor and nourishment.”
-Peter Coyote, author, Zen Teacher, actor
What You Will Learn
We are living through an ethics crisis—a quiet but devastating unraveling of our shared moral compass.
– Philosophy gives us more questions than answers.
– Organized religion has lost credibility with many.
– Culture wars replace compassion with condemnation.
– And modern life, full of noise and opinion, leaves us confused about what “good” even means.
People are longing for guidance—not rules, not dogma—but real tools to live more ethically, compassionately, and wisely.
But where do we turn when reason isn’t enough, faith feels distant, and empathy gets weaponized?
The Religion of Good Offers a Solution
This book proposes a new approach to ethics—one rooted in spiritual practice, ritual design, and a deep, personal relationship with the ineffable mystery of goodness.
It doesn’t ask you to believe in anything.
Whether you’re religious, spiritual-but-not-religious, or completely secular, The Religion of Good will help you build a moral foundation not based on fear or ideology—but on awe, community, and wisdom.
How The Religion of Good Solves the Ethics Crisis
The Religion of Good doesn’t offer commandments or creeds—it offers a practice-based framework for cultivating goodness in a confusing world. Instead of relying on failing systems (organized religion, partisan ideology, shallow empathy, or cold logic), this book gives readers spiritual tools to engage with ethical living in a personal, transformative way.
Readers come away with:
– A clearer sense of what kind of person they want to be
– A way to orient themselves morally without needing external approval
– And a toolkit for navigating today’s moral chaos with compassion, nuance, and inner strength
Review
“At this cultural moment of quicksilver selfhood in search of true fulfillment the practical wisdom of Ivan Richmond’s epiphanic guide to ethical insight rooted in ritual is right on time and right on target. Let’s join in and try it out.”
– Steven Tipton, PhD, Professor Emeritus of the Sociology of Religion, Emory University, and author of In and Out of Church and Public Pulpits
Who This Book Is For
The Religion of Good is for anyone who senses that something is deeply wrong in the world… but hasn’t found answers in the usual places.
It’s for the spiritually curious—the seekers, skeptics, and soul-searchers—who want to live ethically without surrendering their independence of thought.
It’s for:
– Spiritual misfits who no longer resonate with traditional religion but still believe in something sacred.
– Atheists and agnostics who crave moral clarity without dogma.
– Pagans, Wiccans, and interfaith practitioners looking for deeper meaning beyond symbols and seasonal rituals.
– Recovering fundamentalists seeking to rebuild their ethical compass without fear or shame.
– Philosophy lovers disillusioned by rational ethics that never seem to reach the heart.
– Mindfulness and ritual practitioners searching for tools that connect intention with action.
– Activists, artists, and writers longing to ground their work in goodness rather than outrage.
– If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by polarization, exhausted by moral finger-pointing, or confused about what it truly means to be good in a broken world—this book is your invitation to explore a new path.
A path not of blind faith or cold logic, but of ritual, connection, and spiritual insight.
Review
“The Religion of Good introduces the reader to informative ideas drawn from Greco-Roman philosophy and uses them to guide the modern reader – whatever their religion, if any – through the development of a personal contemplative and ritual practice.”
-Rev. Donald H. Frew, Wiccan High Priest and President of the Adocentyn Research Library
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About the Author
Ivan Richmond is a Wiccan priest and spiritual leader. He is the author of two books, to date. Having been raised Zen Buddhist at Green Gulch, a branch of San Francisco Zen Center, he wrote his first book, Silence and Noise, on his childhood there. His father, Lew Richmond, is a Zen Buddhist priest and a disciple of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Ivan also has a BA in Greco-Roman Studies from Reed in Portland, Oregon, which gave him a deep appreciation for ancient Greek philosophy and religion.
In 2001, he became interested in Wicca and Neopaganism, and became a Wiccan priest in 2005. He is currently a 3rd degree in two Wiccan traditions: Gardnerian and Waxing Moon, and is the high priest of Waxing Moon Coven and Temple of Inanna and Dumuzi, as well as holding clergy credentials in the New Wiccan Church. He is a long time presenter at Pagan conventions and festivals.
His second book, The Religion of Good, focuses on how we can figure out our ethics for ourselves, through spiritual practices that help us connect with the oneness of all of us together.
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