Liberal/conservative and modern/postmodern concepts define contemporary theological debate. Yet what if these categories are grounded in a set of assumptions about what it means to be the church in the world, presuming we must live as though God's existence does not matter? What if our theological discussion distracts us from the fact that the church is no longer able to shape the desires and habits of Christians? Hauerwas wrestles with these and similar questions constructing a theological politics necessary for the church to be the church in the world. In so doing, he challenges liberal notions of justice and freedom.
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Although this is not Hauerwas' best book, it is still an excellent read. Hauerwas challenges commonly held conceptions about how the church should interact with a democratic society. He then offers an alternative paradigm for the church, one that involves the discipline of a community to help people learn to worship God. In the last two chapters, Hauerwas explores some concrete practices that should accompany such an understanding of the church. Whether you agree with it or not, this book will certainly make you think about the way Christians should live in a democracy.
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This review is from: After Christendom?: How the Church Is to Behave If Freedom, Justice, and a Christian Nation Are Bad Ideas (Paperback)
I always like the additional nuggets of interest found in introductions. Hauerwas expounds on American exceptionalism where Australia seems to be better off, never placing its religion as a 'beacon' for the rest of the world.
The first chapter is all about ethics in light of liberalism. Christians have come to defend ethics as individual freedoms and equality. Even if we no longer kill for the church we now kill for the state. Which one was better? The church is for salvation so now how can its organization benefit the world political system? The job of the church is to be a witness. When the church has limited its involvement to social liberal ideas it is really caving to the enlightenment. Freedom and liberalism are the gods of the age and the church is trying to find its place, make itself relevant in carrying that message. Instead, the church should focus on witnessing to the story of Christ. Compassion should be important but not at the cost of witness. I don't think I fully know how Hauerwas intends Christians to act in light of politics. He's not looking strictly at political theology. But, combining Hauerwas' other works makes this book easier to grasp.
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Quite simply an excellent followup to Hauerwas/Willimon's "Resident Aliens." A must read for all those concerned about the current redefinition of church under a nationalistic rubric.
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- Theology and Social Theory (Signposts in Theology) by John Milbank on 10 pages
- The Practice of Everyday Life by Michel de Certeau in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Theory of Justice by John Rawls on page 48, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Justice As Fairness (Irvington Publishers Reprint Series in Philosophy) by John Rawls in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Conquest of America by Tzvetan Todorov on page 136, and Back Matter
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