Haunted by Paradise: A Philosopher's Quest for Biblical Answers to Key Moral Questions - Softcover

Murphy, James Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1725269066 ISBN 13: 9781725269064

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2021

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

James Bernard Murphy is Professor of Government at Dartmouth College, where he has taught since 1990.

He is the author of several books on political theory and ethics, most recently How to Think Politically (with Graeme Garrard) from Bloomsbury Publishers and Your Whole Life: Beyond Childhood and Adulthood from University of Pennsylvania Press. He is now writing a book titled The Quest to Become Like God: What It Means to Be Human.

At Dartmouth, Professor Murphy teaches courses on biblical ethics, political theory, and jurisprudence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1725269066
• ISBN 13: 9781725269064
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200