Bibliograph

The making of Stanley Hauerwas, bridging Barth and postliberalism, David B. Hunsicker

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The making of Stanley Hauerwas, bridging Barth and postliberalism, David B. Hunsicker

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The making of Stanley Hauerwas

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

David B. Hunsicker

Series statement

New explorations in theology

Sub title

bridging Barth and postliberalism

Summary

In the past half-century, few theologians have shaped the landscape of American belief and practice as much as Stanley Hauerwas. His work in social ethics, political theology, and ecclesiology has had a tremendous influence on the church and society. But have we understood Hauerwas's theology, his influences, and his place among the theologians correctly? Hauerwas is often associated-and rightly so-with the postliberal theological movement and its emphasis on a narrative interpretation of Scripture. Yet he also claims to stand within the theological tradition of Karl Barth, who strongly affirmed the priority of Jesus Christ in all matters and famously rejected Protestant liberalism. These are two rivers that seem to flow in different directions. In this volume within IVP Academic's New Explorations in Theology (NET) series, theologian David Hunsicker offers a reevaluation of Hauerwas's theology, arguing that he is both a postliberal and a Barthian theologian. In so doing, Hunsicker helps us to understand better both the formation and the ongoing significance of one of America's great theologians

Target audience

adult

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