Another hallmark of Christianity is that salvation is not individualistic-it's not something one person receives for himself or herself. Salvation is the reign of God. It is a political alternative to the way the world is constituted. That's a very important part of the story that has been lost to accounts of salvation that are centered in the individual. But without an understanding that salvation is the reign of God, the need for the church to mediate salvation makes no sense at all.
For Christians do not place their hope in their children, but rather their children are a sign of their hope . . . that God has not abandoned this wo… - Stanley Hauerwas
For Christians do not place their hope in their children, but rather their children are a sign of their hope . . . that God has not abandoned this wo…
- Stanley Hauerwas
Jesus is Lord, and everything else is bullshit. - Stanley Hauerwas
Jesus is Lord, and everything else is bullshit.
Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol. - Stanley Hauerwas
Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.
The church doesn’t have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy. - Stanley Hauerwas
The church doesn’t have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy.
We don't fall in love and then get married; instead we get married and then learn what love requires. - Stanley Hauerwas
We don't fall in love and then get married; instead we get married and then learn what love requires.
Another hallmark of Christianity is that salvation is not individualistic-it's not something one person receives for himself or herself. Salvation is… - Stanley Hauerwas
Another hallmark of Christianity is that salvation is not individualistic-it's not something one person receives for himself or herself. Salvation is…
Church growth strategies are the death gurgle of a church that has lost its way. - Stanley Hauerwas
Church growth strategies are the death gurgle of a church that has lost its way.
Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world, for such a triumph came t… - Stanley Hauerwas
Gentleness is given to those who have learned that God will not have his kingdom triumph through the violence of the world, for such a triumph came t…
The lives of the saints are the hermeneutical key to Scripture. - Stanley Hauerwas
The lives of the saints are the hermeneutical key to Scripture.
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