Haunted by Paradise

By: James Bernard Murphy, Nicholas P. Wolterstorff (Foreword by)

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Paperback | 7 January 2021

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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.

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“This is an audacious and fascinating book by a philosopher who sets out to solve some of the Bible’s most vexing interpretive puzzles. Murphy is simultaneously clear, nuanced, learned, and creative. As a concise primer on biblical ethics, this book is unsurpassed. I know of no better book to put in the hands of someone who wants to know if and how the Bible can be a useful source for thinking our way through ethical dilemmas today.”
—William T. Cavanaugh, Director of the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology, DePaul University; author of Theopolitical Imagination

“This is a pithy, provocative, and profound meditation on the deep ethical unity of the Bible and its enduring wisdom and guidance for people of faith. You can read this book in an evening—but study it for a long time, particularly its skillful blending of biblical texts and teachings on some of the most controversial moral questions of our day.”
—John Witte Jr., Director, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University

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