Haunted by Paradise by Murphy, James Bernard

Haunted by Paradise (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781725269064)

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Haunted by Paradise by Murphy, James Bernard

Haunted by Paradise

$27.00
Haunted by Paradise by Murphy, James Bernard

Haunted by Paradise

$27.00
Format: Paperback
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The Bible today is weaponized by both liberals and conservatives, each side cherry-picking their favorite verses. Have you ever wondered why the Bible lends itself to supporting contradictory positions in moral debates--why even the devil quotes Scripture? If so, you will enjoy this book. Haunted by Paradise reveals the unity and coherence of the Bible in the light of paradise. The Bible begins in Eden and ends in the new Jerusalem--in between, the Bible is haunted by the memory of paradise lost and the hope for paradise regained. With paradise as the interpretive key, Murphy unlocks biblical ethics. He shows that there is no Old Testament ethics or New Testament ethics--only a unified biblical ethics. In sixteen short chapters, this book addresses urgent moral questions about issues ranging from capital punishment to war, including divine justice, homosexuality, marriage, nature, racism, patriarchy, and work. In each chapter, Murphy shows how the Bible negotiates the tension between divine ideals and human realities.

Author: James Bernard Murphy
ISBN-10: 1725269066
ISBN-13: 9781725269064
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 01/07/2021
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d
By James Bernard Murphy
By James Bernard Murphy
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James Bernard Murphy is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, where he teaches political philosophy, jurisprudence, and ethics. Murphy's scholarly books include The Moral Economy of Labor (1993) and Your Whole Life: Beyond Childhood and Adulthood (2020). He has also written for a wider audience in his book How to Think Politically (with Graeme Garrard, 2019) and in essays for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.

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