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Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics Paperback – February 18, 1994

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In this seminal work Oliver O'Donovan delineates a convincing theological ethics from an evangelical standpoint that illumines such important concepts as freedom, authority, nature, history, and revelation. For this revised edition O'Donovan has added a substantial prologue that, taking account of critical responses to the first edition, more fully locates his argument and position in relation to some current alternatives.
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Christian Scholar's Review
"O'Donovan has produced a solid piece of work that is well conceived, meticulously executed, philosophically as well as theologically cognizant, and still relevant to both pastoral counseling and ethical decision-making. . . It is a must, a landmark for years to come."

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"A brilliant account of the Christian life that evokes both joy and discipline. It is, and is destined to remain, a book from which subsequent attempts to form an evangelical ethic will learn and a standard by which they will be judged."

Journal of the American Academy of Religion
"O'Donovan has written an outline for a Christian, evangelical ethic that is systematic in scope and demands attention as a contemporary, classic expression of Christian ethics. Theologians, ethicists, and graduate students will be rewarded as they are forced to think through systematically their own understanding of the Christian life."

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Oliver O'Donovan is a fellow of the British Academy and professor emeritus of Christian ethics and practical theology at the University of Edinburgh. His other books include The Desire of the Nations, The Ways of Judgment, and Resurrection and Moral Order.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.; Revised ed. edition (February 18, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802806929
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802806925
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most Penetrating Biblical Insights into Biblical Ethics
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O'Donnovan's grasp of the ethical ideas of previous scholars and present students in this field is astounding. He understands this field of ethics better than anyone I have ever read - to the point of leaving me gasping for breath to get a grip on what he is saying. After ventures into complexities of abstruse scholarship, however, O'Donnovan comes back down to earth and states scriptural arguments for his thoughts that relate the whole field to the wonder of the historical resurrection of Christ.
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Daniel
3.0 out of 5 stars Good theories but praxis lacking
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I’ve read this book for my Ethics Seminar. Compared to other Christian ethicists, he utilizes a lot of Scripture to ground his theories, and is philosophically well-versed (although he seems to lean primarily towards an Aristotelian virtue ethics). However, he often is vague with his book and does not address how Christians should practically think or act towards contemporary issues. He often includes irrelevant “bunny-trails” and could be more clear in vague or ambiguous terms he interchangeably employs. For example, he states God is arbitrary in His dealings with people and could bring about particular state of affairs without any good reason. All in all, it is a book I think that gets overshadowed by Hauerwas, Bonhoeffer, and Bavinck.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Living in the Renewed Creation
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2006
O'Donovan argues that "evangelical" ethics is ethical living in light of the renewed and renewing creation. The created order--the order of creation, the purpose for which it was established--is vindicated in the cross/resurrection of Christ and is given back to God's people. Although the point is not specifically made, it seems O'Donovan is stressing a teleological ethic (although I wouldn't pin him down on such).

He then proceeds to critique historicist ethics, particularly the Marxist form. Following, he argues that a corollary of ethics is epistemology: the Christian's knowledge is in key and in part a *knowledge in Christ.* While not a primary or exhaustive part of knowledge, *experience* is a factor in knowing. For the Christian knowledge often comes in light of suffering and the way of the Cross (my favorite part of the book).

I found his section on "eschatology" most compelling and most underdeveloped. He seems to posit a realized eschatology. This is good. He anticipates on one hand the coming resurrection but also the the powerful in-breaking of the eschaton into the present order (see thesis of book). Some excerpts:

The resurrection of Christ redeems and transforms the created order (56).

The work of the Holy Spirit defines an age--the age in which all times are immediately present to that time, the time of Christ (103)

Some criticisms:

The book left me with questions concerning "what to do?" Having read it, what should be my response? This is probably the fault of the reader, and thus I need to reread it.

I wasn't quite clear of his criitques of natural law. I was interested in a critique of natural law theories, and he gave some, but I couldn't make sense of them (again, my fault and not OO). On the other hand, however, his critique of the Roman Catholic sexual ethic, based on natural law, was quite good.
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