About this title: Theologian Stanley Hauerwas finds that many of the social trends that encumber faith ultimately undermine its foundation, particularly in the Christian tradition. In this work, he challenges readers to reevaluate the assumptions made by and the role of Christian ethics.
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Edition: First Edition First Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, South Bend, Indiana & London
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780268015541ISBN:0268015546
Description: Margaret Gloster. Very Good Minus. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. FIRST EDITION. Forward by David Burrell. An introduction to the themes and method of authors personal vision of Christian Ethics wherein he attempts derive and graft on the historically unsupported concept of Christian non-violence. 179 pages. Book in VG-condition, shows scuffing, rubbing of covers and minor wear on edges. Ink and underlining marks on pages. Binding tight, spine straight. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-13:9780268015541ISBN:0268015546
Description: Good. 0268015546 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: pp. 179. Type of binding: Paperback Details: Discounted new book. This is located at our second store; please anticipate extra delivery time. read more
"Unless you have to read this for academic reasons, your money will be better spent on something else. Hauerwas uses the book to perform a catharsis about his being troubled by the Vietnam war and that bleeds over into everything else. I did not find any value in the study of Christian Ethics for anyone involved in real world actionable ideas or ideals. Hauerwas is just one more guilt ridden United Methodist who cannot decide what he believes."
"Hauerwas is a very conservative protestant theologian and ethicist who makes the issues facing our country and world today, and how we respond to them, a matter of understanding our past and who we are. He wants us to know why it's important and necessary to know our story as christians so that we can respond appropriately to those issues."
"This is an early work of Hauerwas' (early 80s) which draws heavily from the moral philosophy of Alisdair MacIntyre and the social ethics of John Howard Yoder. Here, he depicts the task of Christian ethics in terms of the particularity of the community of faith, moving away from foundationalst axioms/universals/etc. and toward a communal understanding of the "good" and the "true". While this certainly leaves the reader feeling quite uneasy, I can't help but resonate with Hauerwas' thoughts. He wants to say (and, I think, rightly so) that "goodness" is a contingent category. That is to say, we cannot understand goodness as an ideal set of right or wrong actions, positions, etc. that universally appeals to the consciences of all people. Instead, he argues that the Church is the community wherein right knowing and true goodness can exist, not by virtue of its superior rationality, but instead by virtue of its association with the Truth, that is Jesus. Goodness is not a category that makes sense outside of the Church's accordance with the Triune God manifest in the life of Christ. It is a relational, communal set of virtues.
Readers may be frustrated by the lack of clear lines of argumentation, namely because this book is a presentation of his position rather than a thorough defence of it. As such, Hauerwas' emphasis on peaceableness as the governing virtue of the Church or the unsubstantiated appeals to narrative left me feeling like I really needed to sit down with him to hash out these ideas."
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