The Work of Theology

The Work of TheologyA how to book on theology from a world renowned theologian In this book Stanley Hauerwas returns to the basics of doing theology. Revisiting some of his earliest philosophical and theological views to better understand and clarify what he has said before, Hauerwas explores how theological reflection can be understood as an exercise in practical reason. Hauerwas includes chapters on a wide array of topics, including How I Think I Learned to Think

A -how-to- book on theology from a world-renowned theologian
In this book Stanley Hauerwas returns to the basics of -doing- theology. Revisiting some of his earliest philosophical and theological views to better understand and clarify what he has said before, Hauerwas explores how theological reflection can be understood as an exercise in practical reason.
Hauerwas includes chapters on a wide array of topics, including -How I Think I Learned to Think Theologically, - -How the Holy Spirit Works, - -How to Write a Theological Sentence, - and -How to Be Theologically Funny.- In a postscript he responds to Nicholas Healy's recent book Hauerwas: A (Very) Critical Introduction.
-What we believe as Christians, - says Hauerwas, -is quite basic and even simple. But because it is so basic, we can lose any sense of the extraordinary nature of Christian beliefs and practices.- In discussing the work of theology, Hauerwas seeks to recover that -sense of the oddness of what we believe as Christians.-

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 08/06/2015
ISBN: 9780802871909
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Christianity Today 10/01/2015 pg. 74
Christian Century 10/14/2015 pg. 48
Books & Culture 11/01/2015 pg. 8