The Work of Theology / [Text]
Stanley Hauerwas
- First
- xi, 293 pages ; Pb 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How I think I learned to think theologically -- How the Holy Spirit works -- How to do or not to do Protestant ethics -- How to be an agent : why character matters -- How to tell time theologically -- The "how" of theology and the ministry -- How to write a theological sentence -- How to be theologically ironic -- How to (not) be a political theologian -- How to think theologically about rights -- How to "remember the poor" -- How to be theologically funny -- How (not) to retire theologically.
A "how-to" book on theology from a world-renowned theologian. Revisiting some of his earliest philosophical and theological views in order to clarify his previous work -- and to correct mistaken characterizations of him and his work -- Hauerwas here explores theological reflection as an exercise in practical reason.
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Christian ethics. Theology, Practical. Theology Doctrines