Christian nonviolence must be embodied in a community that is an alternative to the world's violence. Stanley Hauerwas alternativechristiancommunity Change image and share on social
I have no doubt that for some to become a Christian may involve an experience of ecstasy. Yet I do not think such an experience is necessary for someone to be a Christian. Stanley Hauerwas christiandoubtecstasy Change image and share on social
War is America's central liturgical act necessary to renew our sense that we are a nation unlike other nations. Stanley Hauerwas actamericacentral Change image and share on social
I cannot imagine a more realistic faith than the Christian faith. At every turn, we are told we are death-determined creatures and that our lives, our all too brief lives, at the very least will be complex if not difficult. Stanley Hauerwas christiancomplexcreature share on social
Christians need jobs just like anybody else, but the years you spend as an undergraduate are like everything else in your life. They're not yours to do with as you please. They're Christ's. Stanley Hauerwas christchristianjob Change image and share on social
I'm a happy and productive person. I'm very fortunate; I was born with happy genes. I've got a lot of energy. Stanley Hauerwas bearenergyfortunate Change image and share on social
In a world of deep injustice and violence, a people exists that thinks some can be given time to study. We need you to take seriously the calling that is yours by virtue of going to college. Stanley Hauerwas callcollegedeep Change image and share on social
From the beginning, Christianity has struggled to sustain the creative tension between the personal appropriation of the gospel and the gospel's universal reach. Stanley Hauerwas appropriationbeginchristianity Change image and share on social
One of the challenges Christians confront is how the politics we helped create has made it difficult to sustain the material practices constitutive of an ecclesial culture to produce Christians. Stanley Hauerwas challengechristianconfront Change image and share on social
I teach in the Divinity School at Duke University, a very secular university. But before Duke, I taught fourteen years at the University of Notre Dame. Stanley Hauerwas damedivinityduke Change image and share on social
