A community of character toward a constructive Christian social ethic
"Recognized as a leading theological ethicist, Stanley Hauerwas applies his theory of the narrative formation of Christian character to the field of social ethics. He advances his ideas by showing why any consideration cannot be divorced from the kind of community the church is and should be. He als...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Ind. :
University of Notre Dame Press,
2005, ©1981.
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| Summary: | "Recognized as a leading theological ethicist, Stanley Hauerwas applies his theory of the narrative formation of Christian character to the field of social ethics. He advances his ideas by showing why any consideration cannot be divorced from the kind of community the church is and should be. He also challenges the dominant assumption of contemporary Christian social ethics that there is a special relation between Christianity and some form of liberal democratic social system."--From publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Paperback reprinted in 2013. |
| Physical Description: | x, 298 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0268007357 (pbk.) 9780268007355 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Christians among the Virtues, In Good Company, Suffering Presence, and Character and the Christian Life , all published by the University of Notre Dame Press. |
