“ We would like a church that again asserts that God, not nations, rules the world, that the boundaries of God's kingdom transcend those of Caesar, and that the main political task of the church is the… Stanley Hauerwas
“ Mary-born Lord, humble us so that we also might say, "Let it be with me according to your word. Stanley Hauerwas
“ On the other hand, activist Christians who talk much about justice promote a notion of justice that envisions a society in which faith in God is rendered quite unnecessary, since everybody already bel… Stanley Hauerwas
“ You learn who you are only by making yourself accountable to the judgment of others. Stanley Hauerwas
“ The cross is not a sign of the church's quiet, suffering submission to the powers-that-be, but rather the church's revolutionary participation in the victory of Christ over those powers. The cross is… Stanley Hauerwas
“ For example, when Christians discuss sex, it often sounds as if we are somehow "against sex". What we fail to make clear is that sexual passion (the good gifts of God's creation) is now subservient to… Stanley Hauerwas
“ The Church really does not know what [peace and justice] mean apart from the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. After all, Pilate permitted the killing of Jesus in order to secure both peace and jus… Stanley Hauerwas
“ In fact, even Tillich's socialism was accommodationist because it continued the Constantinian strategy: The way to make the church radical is by identifying the church with secular "radicals", that is… Stanley Hauerwas
“ That which makes the church "radical" and forever "new" is not that the church tends to lean toward the left on most social issues, but rather that the church knows Jesus whereas the world does not. I… Stanley Hauerwas
