American - Theologian | July 24, 1940 -
The fundamental character of our faith means an extensive diversity is required not only within local community, but between communities.
Stanley Hauerwas
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The fact that monasticism preceded the identification of greed as a primal sin is an important reminder that our very ability to name sin is a theological achievement.
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The very fact that we find it hard to conceive of an alternative to limitless economic growth is an indication of our spiritual condition.
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We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.
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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.
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Death threatens our speech with futility because death is not just a biological event - it is a reality we fear may rob our living of any significance.
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Most of us believe that we possess some aspect of eternity that will insure some kind of survival beyond death. The only problem with those strategies is they forget that only God is eternal. We are finite.
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