Daniel Speak

Shalom Ethics

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Like the author himself, Shalom Ethics is a profound gift. It is nothing less than a comprehensive development and defense of the project of grounding Christian ethics in love. But it is much more than this too. It is, at once, a work of first-rate moral philosophy and a gut-churning, mind-bending, goose-bumping prophetic vision. Those paying attention know that Crisp is among the most penetrating thinkers of his generation. The combination of this level of philosophical precision with such deeply humane and vulnerable moral sensitivities is vanishingly rare. Says Crisp, the way of Jesus is the way of a richly coherent but morally demanding agape. And the demands are going to be surprising too. Still, the beauty of the way comes through--and leaves us wondering if maybe, just maybe, we might risk taking it up. Pulling things together, this is a bracing book, both intellectually and morally. No one will walk away from a fair-minded read of it without a limp. Can a book that leaves you with a limp also be a gift? Yes, yes, it can be.”