Where Resident Aliens Live: Exercises for Christian Practice
by Stanley Hauerwas (Author), William H. Willimon (Author)
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Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon return with spirited offensive strategies for feisty resident aliens. A resident alien knows who the enemy is, and here is a guide to the Christian initiation, practice, and discipline that is required for a people at war with the world. Some Christian liberals think that resident aliens are sectarian, and that they wish to withdraw from engagement with the world. God forbid! The book is thus full of stories of resident aliens who have been baptized, show more trained, and conditioned -- like Marines in boot camp -- to be new citizens and find a new home in the distinctly Christian community. Some Christian conservatives want a "to do" list that lays out the program for becoming a congregation or small group of resident aliens. Or perhaps they want a list of beliefs that might be defended. You won't find that here, for these desires are what ails the disestablished church. A list of options and choices, or an elective program for "wannabe" resident aliens, is an accommodation to the false god of freedom. Resident aliens are imitated and understood by telling their stories, by enfleshing their practices in the narrative that becomes part of the unfolding Christian story. show lessTags
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Stanley Hauerwas, one of America's best-known and most highly regarded contemporary theologians, is the author of many notable works, including The Work of Theology, Approaching the End, Hannah's Child, and Growing Old in Christ.
William H. Willimon is Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Christian Ministry at Duke University. He is the author (or co-author) of many books, including The Truth About God; Lord, Teach Us; Resident Aliens; and Where Resident Aliens Live(all with Stanley Hauerwas); and The Search for Meaning. He lives in Durham, NC. 050
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 261.1 — Religion Christian organization, social work & worship Social theology and interreligious relations and attitudes The Church in Society and the World
- LCC
- BV4501.2 .H366 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Practical Theology Practical Theology Practical religion. The Christian life
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