Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness Hauerwas Stanley Paperback
Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness Hauerwas Stanley Paperback How are Christians to live in a violent and wounded world? The church has much to learn from an…
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Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness Hauerwas Stanley Paperback
How are Christians to live in a violent and wounded world? The church has much to learn from an often-overlooked community--those with disabilities. Rather than contending for privilege by wielding power and authority, we can witness prophetically from a position of weakness.
For many years, Hauerwas has reflected on the lives of people with disability, the political significance of community, and how the experience of disability addresses the weaknesses and failures of liberal society. In this fascinating book, theologian Stanley Hauerwas collaborates with Jean Vanier, founder of the worldwide L'Arche communities. And L'Arche provides a unique model of inclusive community that is underpinned by a deep spirituality and theology.
Together, Vanier and Hauerwas carefully explore the contours of a countercultural community that embodies a different way of being and witnesses to a new