Remembering
A Biography of Books
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
In his prolific career, theologian Stanley Hauerwas has written more than forty books. In Remembering, he looks back on the small library he has published. Rereading his books, he finds what still satisfies him, what he would retract, and wonders where he could have said things better. Along the way, Hauerwas reflects on the many deep friendships that have fueled his writing—friendships with coauthors, fellow scholars, graduate students, editors, and others. He offers glimpses into the circumstances and contexts behind his books. And he reveals a hope, even in an increasingly tumultuous world and amid shrinking church membership, of a “coming great church.” This “biography of books” is vintage Hauerwas: candid and plainly honest, often surprising, and above all marked by a prophetic faith in the truthfulness of the gospel. Readers new to Hauerwas and those well acquainted with his work will find this small book illuminating and instructive.
Endorsements (4)
“The theologian who refused to write an autobiography now offers us a ‘biography of his books.’ This is marvelously fitting because Hauerwas has always insisted that it is God and our words about God that really matter, not the person or inner world of the theologian. We are provided with an amazing insider’s view of how much has changed in theology in the last thirty years—and how critical it is to understand these changes.”
“You’ve got to hug this book. I hear Hauerwas’s voice on each page. You may sense his presence as he narrates the genesis of each of his books. And you may sense that he turns to his Lord’s presence as he asks what the fruits of his writings may be. If you hoped to read a book of his or even all his books, this is the book to read now.”
“Remembering traces, with sagacity and humor, the unfolding of Hauerwas’s extraordinary theological corpus. It is suffused with his remarkable capacity for friendship, catalyzed by God’s gift of friendship in Jesus Christ which is the church. It is a crucial book for the current moment. For it distills his key social, political, and theological commitments needed to resist the violences that are fountaining over us anew. As such, Remembering reminds us that Stanley Hauerwas has always been both a friend of God and a prophet.”
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