War and the American difference : theological reflections on violence and national identity / Stanley Hauerwas.
How are American identity and America's presence in the world shaped by war, and what does God have to do with it? Esteemed theologian Stanley Hauerwas helps readers reflect theologically on war, church, justice, and nonviolence in this compelling volume, exploring issues such as how America de...
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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Baker Academic,
[2011]
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Table of Contents:
- War and the American difference: a theological assessment
- America's God
- Why war is a moral necessity for America, or, How realistic is realism?
- Reflections on the "appeal to abolish war", or, What being a friend of Enda's got me into
- Sacrificing the sacrifices of war
- C.S. Lewis and violence
- Martin Luther King, Jr. and Christian nonviolence
- Jesus, the justice of God
- Pentecost: learning the languages of peace
- A worldly church: politics, theology, and the common good
- A particular place: the future of parish ministry
- Beyond the boundaries: the church is mission.