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Than Quotes by Stanley Hauerwas
- To come to terms with our beginning requires a truthful story to acquire the skills to live in gratitude rather than resentment for the gift…
- My way of putting it is that Christians are called to live nonviolently not because we believe nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world…
- I must begin by telling you that I do not like to preach on Reformation Sunday. Actually, I have to put it more strongly than…
- The British, I have discovered, assume that Americans are more religious than they are.
- I am not convinced that the U.S. is more religious than Britain. Even if more people go to church in America, I think the U.S.…
- To be sure, those who are actually engaged in combat - those who actually see the maimed bodies and mourning mothers - struggle more than…
- God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.
- Though the world may often appear to be more charitable than the church, it is crucial to remember that, for the church, the care of…
- The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle vice than simply…
- I cannot imagine a more realistic faith than the Christian faith. At every turn, we are told we are death-determined creatures and that our lives,…
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