I am going to be blogging through Oliver O’Donovan’s Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics next week. If anyone wishes to buy a copy and read through it while I post, let me know in the comments.
Even if you aren’t going to read it, I hope you’ll read through the series. I have written extensive precis of every chapter, which I hope you will interact with regardless.
Why Resurrection and Moral Order? Several reasons:
1) It was a challenging book to understand, but an enormously rewarding book. Many of his thoughts are lurking in my mind these days and so I figure it will give all of you a chance to see someone whose influence I am currently under.
2) The challenges of the modern world are such that Christians must have a well-formed ethic. Whether politics, technology, or in our normal lives, Resurrection and Moral Order can help form that comprehensive ethical system.
3) It takes a stab at solving some of the issues we’ve talked a lot about here at Mere-O, namely the relationship between reason and God’s will. If you want to read a really smart attempt at reconciling God’s omnipotent will with the rationality of the world, this book is a great start.
Do let me know in the comments asap if you’re going to buy the book and read it. Otherwise, I’ll start posting chapter precis later this week.
Matthew Lee Anderson
Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.
