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Prophets have decisively shaped our politics, but we lack a good explanation of how they do so. This book offers a new theory of prophetic politics illustrated by the dramatic lives of the Hebrew prophets, Socrates, Jesus, Joan of Arc, Thomas More, and Martin Luther King.

Prophets have decisively shaped our politics, but we lack a good explanation of how they do so. This book offers a new theory of prophetic politics illustrated by the dramatic lives of the Hebrew prophets, Socrates, Jesus, Joan of Arc, Thomas More, and Martin Luther King.

The Bible today is weaponized by both liberals and conservatives, 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...

The Bible today is weaponized by both liberals and conservatives, 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...

James Bernard Murphy challenges widely shared assumptions about personhood and its development through discrete stages, arguing they undermine our ability to see our lives as a whole. Drawing on classic and contemporary thinkers, Murphy argues that we live our whole lives as children, adolescents, and adults all at the same time.

The articles in this volume reveal the contribution which St. Augustine made to the history of jurisprudence. Topics covered include Augustine's valuable discussion of church/state relations, the law of just wars, the proper role and limits of coercion, the procreative dimensions of marriage and highlight the little recognized Augustinian contributions to the field of modern hermeneutics. The volume also features a definitive bibliography of w...

A guide to the essential thinkers in political philosophy, including Confucius, Marx and Nussbaum. Helpful for understanding the foundations of the ideologies at play in the world today.

Excerpt from Maintenance of Rattlesnakes in CaptivityBeginning in November 1966, a multifaceted approach for the investigation of rattlesnakes (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) and other pit vipers was initiated at the Dallas Zoo by using a combina tion of field and captive observations. Our observations concerning the ecology and natural history of wild rattlesnakes were utilized as a basis in order to successfully maintain captive Specimens. F...

Excerpt from Maintenance of Rattlesnakes in CaptivityBeginning in November 1966, a multifaceted approach for the investigation of rattlesnakes (genera Crotalus and Sistrurus) and other pit vipers was initiated at the Dallas Zoo by using a combina tion of field and captive observations. Our observations concerning the ecology and natural history of wild rattlesnakes were utilized as a basis in order to successfully maintain captive Specimens. F...

In The Philosophy of Customary Law, James Bernard Murphy brings greater theoretical clarity to the often murky topic of custom by showing that custom must be analyzed into two more logically basic concepts: convention and habit. With a clearer understanding of custom, one can better grasp the many roles that custom plays in a legal system.

In this first book-length study of positive law, James Bernard Murphy rewrites central chapters in the history of jurisprudence by uncovering a fundamental continuity among four great legal philosophers: Plato, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Hobbes, and John Austin. In their theories of positive law, Murphy argues, these thinkers represent successive chapters in a single fascinating story. That story revolves around a fundamental ambiguity: is law pos...

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