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Cargando... Working with Words: On Learning to Speak Christian (edición 2011)por Stanley Hauerwas (Autor)
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The crucial challenge for theology is that when it is read the reader thinks, "This is true." Recognizing claims that are "true" enables readers to identify an honest expression of life's complexities. The trick is to show that the theological claims, the words used to speak of God are necessary if the theologian is to speak honestly of the complexities of life. The worst betrayal of the task of theology comes when the theologian fears that the words he or she must use are not necessary. This new collection of essays, lectures, and sermons by Stanley Hauerwas is focused on the central challenge, risk, and difficulty of this necessity : working with words about God. The task of theology is to help us to do things with words. "God" is not a word peculiar to theology, but if "God" is a word to be properly used by Christians, the word must be disciplined by Christian practice. It should, therefore, not be surprising that, like any word, we must learn how to say "God." No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Readers should be aware that this is a collection of essays rather than a coherent argument. He dabbles with his mentor John Yoder. Augustine makes an obligatory appearance. Alastair McIntyre was a nice surprise. He winds down dealing with Wesley's methody, and closes the book with that pseudo-pacifist, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But wait! Then we have a long appendix defending an article written by Hauerwas and critiqued by...I couldn't stay focused any longer to figure out who. ( )