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| Titre : | Christian Existence Today : Essays on Church, World and Living in Between |
| Auteurs : | Hauerwas, Stanley, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Durham [USA] : Labyrinth Press, 1988 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-939464-48-7 |
| Format : | x + 271 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
Stanley Hauerwas begins his new volume of essays with a vigorous response to the charge of sectarianism leveled against his work by James Gustafson, among others. "Show me where I am wrong about God, Jesus, the limits of liberalism, the nature of the virtues, or the doctrine of the church," Hauerwas replies to his critics, "but do not shortcut that task by calling me a sectarian."
The essays that follow explore in a lucid, compelling, firm, and provocative way the church's nature, message, and ministry in the world. Hauerwas writes on the church as God's new language, on clerical character, on the pastor as prophet, on the ministry of the local congregation, on grace and public virtue, and on the relation of church and university. Underlying his argument is his conviction that "the most important knowledge Christian convictions involve, and there is much worth knowing for which Christians have no special claim, requires a transformation of the self. Christianity is no 'world view,' not a form of primitive metaphysics, that can be assessed in comparison to alternative 'world views.' Rather, Christians are people who remain convinced that the truthfulness of their beliefs must be demonstrated in their lives. There is a sense in which Christian convictions are self-referential, but the reference is not to propositions but to lives." |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface - Acknowledgments - Introduction I. THE PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH'S STORY - A Tale of Two Stories: On Being a Christian and a Texan - The Church as God's New Language - Reconciling the Practice of Reason: Casuistry in a Christian Context - Peacemaking: The Virtue of the Church II. THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH - The Gesture of a Truthful Story - The Ministry of a Congregation: Rethinking Christian Ethics for a Church-Centered Seminary - Clerical Character - The Pastor as Prophet: Ethical Reflections on an Improbable Mission III. SERVING IN THE WORLD - A Christian Critique of Christian America - Virtue in Public - Hope Faces Power: Thomas More and the King of England - A Truth and Honor: The University and the Church in a Democratic Age - How Christian Universities Contribute to the Corruption of Youth - Taking Time For Peace: The Ethical Significance of the Trivial - Index |
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