A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic
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Book Overview
Leading theological ethicist Stanley Hauerwas shows how discussions of Christology and the authority of scripture involve questions about what kind of community the church must be to rightly tell the stories of God. He challenges the dominant assumption of contemporary Christian social ethics that there is a special relation between Christianity and some form of liberal democratic social system.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0268007357
ISBN13:9780268007355
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The price for this book was low enough that even a seminary student could afford it. But the surprising thing is the speed of delivery.
Incredibly provocative
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This was the first book of Prof. Hauerwas's that I read, and it remains my favorite. It's been over a year since I read it, so many of the details of it are fuzzy in my mind. Nonetheless, I do remember being particularly struck by his statements about marriage, abortion, and the role of the church. Not to mention a lengthy first chapter almost entirely devoted to looking at how "scripture" functions in Richard Adams' _Watership Down_. If you've not read Hauerwas yet, repent, and buy this one. If you've read his other books, still buy this one.
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