The Hauerwas Reader

Controversial and outspoken, Stanley Hauerwas' stand as a pacifist against the Iraq war made him a nationally recognized dissident but won him few friends. His work cuts across disciplinary lines: systematic theology, philosophical theology and ethics, political theory, as well as the philosophy of social science and medical ethics. He holds the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke University and holds a joint appointment in Duke Law School.

"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

List of Abbreviations ixAcknowledgments xiPart I: Editorial IntroductionsJohn Berkman, An Introduction to The Hauerwas Reader 3William Cavanaugh, Stan the Man: A Thoroughly Biased Account of a completely Unobjective Person 17Part II: Reframing Theological EthicsWho Are Christians? The Christian Story1. How "Christian Ethics" Came to Be (1997) 372. On Keeping Theological Ethics Theological (1983) 513. A Retrospective Assessment of an "Ethics of Character": The Development of Hauerwas's Theological Project (1985, 2001) 754. Why the "Sectarian Temptation" Is a Misrepresentation: A Response to James Gustafson (1988) 905. Reforming Christian Social Ethics: Ten Theses (1981) 1116. Jesus and the Social Embodiment of the Peaceable Kingdom (1983) 1167. The Church as God's New Language (1986) 142What Are Christians to Be? Christian Discipleship8. Vision, Stories, and Character (1973, 2001) 1659. A Story-Formed Community: Reflections on Watership Down (1981) 17110. Self-Deception and Autobiography: Reflections on Speer's Inside the Third Reich, with David B. Burrell (1974) 20011. Character, Narrative, and Growth in the Christian Life (1980) 22112. The Interpretation of Scripture: Why Discipleship is Required (1993) 25513. Casuistry in Context: The Need for Tradition (1995) 267How Are Christians to Live? Discipleship Exemplified14. Courage Exemplified, with Charles Pinches (1993) 28715. Why Truthfulness Requires Forgiveness: A Commencement Address for Graduates of a College of the Church of the Second Chance (1992) 30716. Peacemaking: The Virtue of the Church (1985) 31817. Remembering as a Moral Task: The Challenge of the Holocaust (1981) 32718. Practicing Patience: How Christians Should Be Sick, with Charles Pinches (1997) 348Part III: New Intersections in Theological EthicsThe Church's Witness: Christian Ethics after "Public Theology"19. The Servant Community: Christian Social Ethics (1983) 37120. Should War Be Eliminated? A Thought Experiment (1984) 39221. On Being a Church Capable of Addressing a World at War: A Pacifist Response to the United Methodist Bishops' Pastoral In Defense of Creation (1988) 42622. A Christian Critique of Christian America (1986) 45923. Sex in Public: How Adventurous Christians Are Doing It (1978) 48124. The Radical Hope in the Annunciation: Why Both Single and Married Christians Welcome Children (1998) 50525. Why Gays (as a Group) Are Morally Superior to Christians (as a Group) (1993) 51926. Christianity: It's Not a Religion, It's an Adventure (1991) 522The Church's Hospitality: Christian Ethics after "Medical Ethics"27. Salvation and Health: Why Medicine Needs the Church (1985) 53928. Should Suffering Be Eliminated? What the Retarded Have to Teach Us (1984) 55629. Memory, Community, and the Reasons for Living: Reflections on Suicide and Euthanasia, with Richard Bondi (1976) 57730. Must a Patient Be a Person to Be a Patient? Or, My Uncle Charlie Is Not Much of a Person, But He Is Still My Uncle Charlie (1975) 59631. Abortion, Theologically Understood (1991) 603Michael G. Cartwright, Stanley Hauerwas's Essays in Theological Ethics: A Reader's Guide 623Selected Annotated Bibliography 673Scripture References 699Name Index 701Subject Index 709