Christian Existence Today

Stanley Hauerwas Begins this Volume with a vigorous response to the charge of sectarianism leveled against his work by James Gustafson, among others. "Show me where I am wrong about God, Jesus, the limits of liberalism, the nature of the virtues, or the doctrine of the church," Hauerwas replies to his critics, "but do not shortcut that task by calling me a sectarian."

The essays that follow explore in a lucid, compelling, firm, and provocative way the church's nature, message, and ministry i...