'It is finished' will not be, as we know from the tradition of the ordering of these words from the cross, the last words of Jesus. 'It is finished' is a cry of victory. Stanley Hauerwas crosscryfinish Change image and share on social
The fact that monasticism preceded the identification of greed as a primal sin is an important reminder that our very ability to name sin is a theological achievement. Stanley Hauerwas abilityachievementfact Change image and share on social
I want to challenge the presumption that the world cannot know it is the world unless there is an alternative to the world. Stanley Hauerwas alternativechallengepresumption Change image and share on social
I am not sure I can make clear what it means to say I come from the Catholic side of Protestantism, but at the very least, it means that I do not think Christianity began with the Reformation. Stanley Hauerwas begincatholicchristianity Change image and share on social
Being a Christian has not and does not come naturally or easy for me. I take that to be a good thing because I am sure that to be a Christian requires training that lasts a lifetime. Stanley Hauerwas christianeasygood Change image and share on social
The very fact that we find it hard to conceive of an alternative to limitless economic growth is an indication of our spiritual condition. Stanley Hauerwas alternativeconceivecondition Change image and share on social
'It is finished' is the triumphant cry that what I came to do has been done. All is accomplished, completed, fulfilled work. Stanley Hauerwas accomplishcompletecry Change image and share on social
The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities. Stanley Hauerwas charactercommunitydiversity Change image and share on social
By the time I had got to college, I had begun to read and had decided that most of what Christians believed could not be credible. So I became a philosophy major at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Stanley Hauerwas beginbelievechristian share on social
I am just postmodern enough not to trust 'postmodern' as a description of our times, for it privileges the practices and intellectual formations of modernity. Calling this a postmodern age reproduces the modernist assumption that history must be policed by periods. Stanley Hauerwas ageassumptioncall share on social