Stanley Hauerwas

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Stanley Hauerwas wrote Hannah's Child.

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A Faith Not Worth Fighting For

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

A Gathering of Memories

Theology

“In this deceptively profound book, Charles Pinches, by directing our attention to the role of memory, helps us understand the interdependence of family, nation, and church. By doing so he offers a constructive way to acknowledge the significance of family and nation in our lives as Christians.”

A Greater Freedom

Philosophy

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Accidental Preacher

History & Biography

“Willimon is one of the least obvious persons I have ever known. You might think that his sense of irony means he does not take anything seriously, but then, as this memoir makes clear, Willimon’s life is determined by his love of God and, God help him, the Methodist church. The joy and humor at the heart of this memoir not only make it a wonderful read but also indicate how Christians can live well as resident aliens.”

Addiction and Virtue

Philosophy

“Drawing on Aristotle's and Aquinas's accounts of habit, Kent Dunnington has given us an analysis of addiction we have desperately needed. Few are able to combine philosophical analysis with theological insight, but Dunnington has done it in a manner that helps us better understand the nature of addiction and why it is so prevalent in our time. This is a book that needs to be read, not only by those who work in the fields of addictive behaviors but also by philosophers, theologians and pastors. I suspect in a short amount of time, this book will be viewed as something of a classic in the field.”

After Trump

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“I could not stop reading this book—it is at once theologically substantive and entertaining. The call for a recovery of the social gospel is welcome—at least it is welcome given Heinz’s understanding of the gospel. We live in a strange time but that a book like this can be written gives one hope.”

Among the Ashes

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“A searingly honest book. William Abraham helps us understand that we cannot avoid false comforts about the death of loved ones—or about our own death—if those deaths are not seen in light of the death of Christ. This book is not an ‘easy’ read, and for this we ought to be grateful.”

An Evangelical Social Gospel?

Theology

“An Evangelical Social Gospel? is a joy to read because Suttle is so deadly serious about matters that matter. The book is filled with delightful surprises, not the least being the recovery of Walter Rauschenbusch to challenge the individualism of evangelical Christianity. But this book is more than critique, it is a wonderful imaginative attempt to develop a folk theology that is faithful to the gospel.”

Anarchy and Apocalypse

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In reading Osborn you cannot help but think, 'He has to be kidding. He has to be putting us on to suggest there is a connection between anarchy and that form of Christianity called Adventist.' But he is not kidding. Rather he has written a book of lively essays to remind us that a commitment to peace is a challenge to any order based on violence. It was the Adventists, in their early formations, who reminded us that a commitment to peace cannot avoid challenging orders based on violence; that peace requires a different kind of order altogether. This is a call to the church to be that community based on the order of Christ's peace.”

Being the Body of Christ in the Age of Management

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Lyndon Shakespeare brings remarkable erudition to his argument for the recovery of the body of Christ as an ecclesial designation. As part of that argument he makes clear that we must recover an understanding of the body that challenges the managerial body that so dominates contemporary literature.”

Between the State and the Eucharist

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Beyond Suspicion

Theology

“Tyndale University College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 'I often observe if there is any alternative to Yoder it is Oliver O'Donovan. So we are in Doerksen's debt for putting Yoder and O'Donovan in conversation. His careful exposition of these thinkers helps us better see the challenges before the church in the world in which we find ourselves.”

Bioethics and Secular Humanism

Philosophy

“A constructive account of secular humanism as a necessary morality for maintaining social cooperation between moral strangers. Engelhardt presents philosophically sophisticated and historically informed arguments to support his view that secular humanism need be neither antireligious and/or presuppose foundational accounts of rationality. Many will find his position outrageous, but there can be no doubt that it must be taken seriously by all religious and secular thinkers who would confront our violent world.”

Borderline

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Stan Goff is a remarkable human being, so we should not be surprised at this equally remarkable book. Drawing on feminist theory, Goff helps us see war as an expression of a perverse masculinity. His philosophical and theological insights throughout this book are stunning. Borderline is a must-read for anyone concerned with war and its effect on our lives.”

Cancer Is Funny

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Illness creates loneliness but Micheli resists that development by sharing his struggle with cancer. He does so with good humor which is not only a gift because, as he suggests, cancer is only funny in a tragic way, but also the most fundamental quality for a well-lived and faithful life.”

Choose You This Day, Second Edition

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“McGlasson has done what needed to be done. That is, he actually documents the evangelical support for Trump. Just as importantly, he frames that support by directing attention to the German Christians’ identification with National Socialism. He is aware that such a thesis will invite easy dismissal, but he rightly sees that these are dangerous times that require plain speech. Hopefully this book will be widely read.”

Christ, History and Apocalyptic

Theology

“A rare gift--a critic from whom you learn. Though I do not agree with all of his criticisms of my work, Kerr--drawing imaginatively and creatively on the work of Troeltsch and Barth--has rightly framed the questions central to my and Yoder's project. We are in his debt for having done so. In this book, Kerr not only establishes himself as one of the most able readers of my and Yoder's work, but he is clearly a theologian in his own right. We will have much to learn from him in the future.”

Christian Ethics Introduced

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Hans Tiefel is a master at his craft. Moreover, he listens to other voices in the field. As a result, this book is an excellent introduction to the field.”

Christian Realism and Liberation Theology

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Christian Realism and Liberation Theology provides the best interpretation and critique we have of liberation theology. Equally important, however, is McCann's interpretation of Reinhold Niebuhr. For it is McCann's contention that Niebuhr is best appreciated as attempting to provide a form of spirituality sufficient to sustain the frustrations of political struggle. By bringing Niebuhr and liberation theology into creative contrast McCann not only illuminates the contributions and shortcomings of each but helps us better understand the issues confronting the development of an adequate Christian social ethic. This is a book that has needed writing for some time. We are in McCann's debt.”