Keywords
Stanley Hauerwas
Christian ethics
practical wisdom
political theology
America
church
Christian ethics
practical wisdom
political theology
America
church
How to Cite
Why Church Matters: The Political Theology of Stanley Hauerwas. (2022). The Political Science Reviewer, 46(1), 299-327. https://politicalsciencereviewer.wisc.edu/index.php/psr/article/view/696
Abstract
From the beginning of his long career as a theologian and ethicist, Stanley Hauerwas has resisted the accommodation of the Christian church’s distinctive theological convictions and language to the politics of nation-states, especially America. The Christian church’s key political task is to be itself, a servant community capable of living peaceably in a violent world. Although sometimes accused of sectarianism, Hauerwas has demonstrated a settled habit of dialogue with others outside the church, resisting grand political theories while engaging in discussion about formation, virtue, and shared practices.
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