Resident aliens : life in the Christian colony / Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon.
| Author/creator | Hauerwas, Stanley, 1940- |
| Other author | Willimon, William H. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1989. |
| Description | 175 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. The modern world: on learning to ask the right questions -- A changed world -- The right theological questions -- New understanding or new living? -- 2. Christian politics in the new world -- Mixing religion and politics -- The politics of unbelief -- The church as a social strategy -- 3. Salvation as adventure -- On the road again -- The virtues of adventure -- People with a cause -- 4. Life in the colony: the church as basis for Christian ethics -- You have heard it said ... But I say -- All Christian ethics is a social ethic -- We are what we see -- The end of the world -- 5. Ordinary people: Christian ethics -- People who follow a God who is odd -- Saints as significant examples -- Faith confirmed through example -- 6. Parish ministry as adventure: learning to enjoy truth telling -- Training in ministry -- Successful ministry -- The service of God -- 7. Power and truth: virtues that make ministry possible -- Put on the whole armor of God -- Boldly to proclaim the ministry of the gospel -- Empowerment for ministry -- By the working of God's power. |
| Abstract | In this bold and visionary book, two leading Christian thinkers explore the "alien" status of Christians in today's world and offer a compelling new vision of how the Christian church can regain its vitality, battle its malaise, reclaim its capacity to nourish souls, and stand firmly against the illusions, pretensions, and eroding values of today's world. Hauerwas and Willimon call for a radical new understanding of the church. By renouncing the emphasis on personal psychological categories, they offer a vision of the church as a colony, a holy nation, a people, a family standing for sharply focused values in a devalued world. -- Amazon.com |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hauerwas, Stanley, 1940- Resident aliens. Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1989 |
| Genre/form | Controversial literature. |
| Genre/form | Controversial literature. |
| LCCN | 89000294 |
| ISBN | 0687361591 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780687361595 (alk. paper) |