After Christendom

How the Church Is to Behave If Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation Are Bad Ideas

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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Author: Stanley Hauerwas ISBN: 9781426722011
Publisher: Abingdon Press Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Abingdon Press Language: English
Author: Stanley Hauerwas
ISBN: 9781426722011
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Abingdon Press
Language: English

Liberal/conservative and modern/postmodern concepts define contemporary theological debate. Yet what if these categories are grounded in a set of assumptions about what it means to be the church in the world, presuming we must live as though God's existence does not matter? What if our theological discussion distracts us from the fact that the church is no longer able to shape the desires and habits of Christians? Hauerwas wrestles with these and similar questions constructing a theological politics necessary for the church to be the church in the world. In so doing, he challenges liberal notions of justice and freedom.

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Liberal/conservative and modern/postmodern concepts define contemporary theological debate. Yet what if these categories are grounded in a set of assumptions about what it means to be the church in the world, presuming we must live as though God's existence does not matter? What if our theological discussion distracts us from the fact that the church is no longer able to shape the desires and habits of Christians? Hauerwas wrestles with these and similar questions constructing a theological politics necessary for the church to be the church in the world. In so doing, he challenges liberal notions of justice and freedom.

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