"Stanley Hauerwas is "the" theological ethicist of our times. Those
who disagree with him need to know why they do and those who agree,
as do I, need his splendid case made clear. This reader, the best
of his work, is the way for either sort to come to terms with this
American master."--James W. McClendon, Jr., Distinguished Scholar
in Residence, Fuller Theological Seminary
"If you don't know Hauerwas yet, this fine collection is the way to
begin, along with its wonderful introductions and guides to
Hauerwas's work. If you do know him, well, then, you already know
that each reading and re-reading will bring surprises. And
blessings."--Peter Ochs, Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic
Studies, University of Virginia
"It would be hard to overestimate the value of Stanley Hauerwas's
contributions to theological conversation and religious life in
today's world. Alternately brilliant and exasperating, his work is
indispensable in helping us find our way in a dark time. This
wonderful reader is the best introduction to Hauerwas currently
available."--Robert N. Bellah, coauthor of "Habits of the Heart"
"Texans and Christians are troublesome. At odds with enlightened
liberal cosmopolitan pretensions, they embrace particularity. One
cannot deduce either Texas or Christianity from reason or from
human nature. Hauerwas as a Texan Christian has for three decades
reminded us forcefully of the importance of taking the troublesome
particularity of Christianity seriously. These essays provoke,
engage, and instruct. They are a superb selection from the work of
one of the most important theologians of our time. Everyone,
whether Christian or non-Christian, believer or atheist, should
readthese essays; they are key to understanding the religious,
moral, and metaphysical struggles of our age."--H. Tristram
Engelhardt, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., Rice University, Baylor College of
Medicine
"Stanley Hauerwas challenges, informs, provokes, and inspires
anyone who reflects seriously on faith and life. "The Hauerwas
Reader" is an invitation to accompany one of today's most
provocative and creative thinkers on a transforming theological
journey beyond our comfortable idolatries."--Bishop Kenneth L.
Carder, Mississippi Episcopal Area, The United Methodist Church
"For decades now Stanley Hauerwas has been the most eloquent
voice proclaiming the morality of particularism and the immorality
of universalism. In a liberal culture that voice is heard as both
alien and unreasonable, accusations Hauerwas no doubt
cherishes."--Stanley Fish, author of "The Trouble with
Principle
"
"This one-volume Hauerwas reader provides us with a rounded view of
one of the greatest theological minds, who is equally one of the
greatest ecclesial forces, of the postmodern era."--John
Milbank
"Stanley Hauerwas is an unparalleled force for courage and
generative thinking across the spectrum of Christian thought.
Sometimes he heals and energizes, sometimes he (deliberately)
infuriates. Always he claims attention and redefines the
theological task. For his allies as well as his adversaries, the
publication of his papers is a welcome resource. It makes available
much that is needed for continuing work. Hauerwas draws us into the
contemporary theological emergency and points us in fresh ways
through it."--Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological
Seminary
"Covering a range of ethical concerns fromhealthcare to warfare,
these essays show again how Stanley Hauerwas brings together
Evangelical and Catholic foundations for an ethics based on faith.
The articles ring true, which is to say they speak first of Christ
and only then of life in Him."--Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop
of Chicago
"Stanley Hauerwas is the most prolific and provocative theological
ethicist writing in the U.S. I dissent strongly from many, perhaps
most, of his conclusions. His arguments and scholarship often
strike me as unsound. It is not easy to know whether he is raising
or lowering the standards of debate over the ethical significance
of Christian commitments. But Hauerwas is too important to be
ignored. This volume puts a representative sample of his most
interesting and challenging writings between the covers of a single
book. The next time I teach my introductory course on Christian
ethics, it will be required reading."--Jeffrey Stout, Princeton
University
"For many years Stanley Hauerwas has been lobbing peaceable bombs
into the moral theologians' playground, awakening them from their
undogmatic slumbers to the importance of truthful action. The best
of these bombs are here, in a wonderful arsenal of Hauerwas's
essays. Beware! Hauerwas is always challenging, provocative,
illuminating, exasperating, disturbing, and fresh."--Duncan
Forrester, New College, The University of Edinburgh
""The Hauerwas Reader" is of specific importance for the ethical
discourses in the European context. Hauerwas forcefully presents a
church-oriented social ethics in ways that help to rediscover the
critical impact of a forgotten tradition on mainstream protestant
ethics. Because of his innovative theologicalrevision of the moral
issues in the ethical discourse of our present time, the serious
engagement of Hauerwas's work is a "must" for European
ethicists."--Hans G. Ulrich, Institut fur Systematische Theologie,
University Erlangen-Nuernberg
"The God met through the Jewish and Christian scriptures is always
good but rarely safe. No other living theologian--and not many
throughout history--has grasped that truth more excitingly than
Stanley Hauerwas. This invaluable guide will help varied readers
see the Christian tradition through Hauerwas's eyes and discover it
is a treasure chest spiked with political, social, and spiritual
dynamite."--Rodney Clapp, author of "Border Crossings" and "A
Peculiar People
"
"If Kierkegaard knew Hauerwas, he would have seen that it is
possible, after all, for one person to be a close friend of Jesus
and of Socrates' at the same time. On behalf of all of us in the
Abrahamite traditions, Hauerwas cracks open modern society's lazy
moral speech and lets us see, lying neglected inside it, God's
commanding word. In this way, he helps clear a space in
contemporary America for Jews, and I trust Muslims, as well as
Christians to narrate their stories of what God wants of us. If you
don't know Hauerwas yet, this fine collection is the way to begin,
along with its wonderful introductions and guides to Hauerwas'
work. If you do know him, well, then, you already know that each
reading and re-reading will bring surprises. And blessings."--Peter
Ochs, Bronfman Professor of Modern Judaic Studies, University of
Virginia
"This book might be called 'The Essential Hauerwas, ' in both
meanings of the term: It captures the gist of the person and
enterprise, and understanding Hauerwas is necessary to
understanding theological ethics in our time. Nobody writing today
offers a more bracing mix of piquancy, outrageousness, erudition,
and intellectual intensity in proposing that we get serious about
being Christians."--(The Rev.) Richard John Neuhaus,
Editor-in-chief," First Things
""The editors have made a happy and extensive selection from the
mercurial essayist-theologian, which allows us to come to grips
with his thought on a broad front. Stanley Hauerwas could not and
would not accommodate himself to the ponderous demands of a
Systematic Ethics; but if we think that we can see here a possible
shape for that impossible book, it is a measure of how closely the
editors have come to their author and discerned the ordered
structures of his apparently disorderly mind. If somebody asks you
why this man has been important to the moral thinking of a
generation, thrust this collection at him. Then he will
understand."--The Reverend Oliver O'Donovan, Canon of Christ
Church
"This collection is obviously a labor of love. Fortunately, it is
also a labor of editorial care and precision. In addition to
first-rate introductory material, the writings of a master
provocateur are gathered here in a fresh, synthetic format.
Re-reading these essays was humbling."--Jean Bethke Elshtain, Laura
Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics,
University of Chicago
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