Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Christians among the Virtues, In Good Company, Suffering Presence, and Character and the Christian Life, all published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

"Hauerwas's latest collection of essays represents a significant, if controversial, contribution to Christian ethics.... One cannot work through this volume without being provoked, challenged and finally enlightened." —America"[A]n intelligent and thoughtful book." —The Tablet"This collection of essays contains a coherent, constructive argument contending that Christian social ethics is the church's witness to a world that neither knows nor lives the ethic of Jesus . . . these essays deserve serious consideration." —Interpretation"[A] fascinating account of how the concept of story relates to the heart of Christian faith. . . . Read Hauerwas for creative seminal thinking." —Southwestern Journal of Theology"In this, the best of his books to date, Stanley Hauerwas takes up again the task of presenting an ethical framework for Christian morality. . . . Significant and intellectually exciting . . . every teacher of Christian ethics should be familiar with this landmark." —Horizons"Hauerwas's narrative ethical enterprise engages the reader with its scholarly creativity, practical wisdom, and profound conviction." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Christians among the Virtues, In Good Company, Suffering Presence, and Character and the Christian Life, all published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

"Hauerwas's latest collection of essays represents a significant, if controversial, contribution to Christian ethics.... One cannot work through this volume without being provoked, challenged and finally enlightened." —America"[A]n intelligent and thoughtful book." —The Tablet"This collection of essays contains a coherent, constructive argument contending that Christian social ethics is the church's witness to a world that neither knows nor lives the ethic of Jesus . . . these essays deserve serious consideration." —Interpretation"[A] fascinating account of how the concept of story relates to the heart of Christian faith. . . . Read Hauerwas for creative seminal thinking." —Southwestern Journal of Theology"In this, the best of his books to date, Stanley Hauerwas takes up again the task of presenting an ethical framework for Christian morality. . . . Significant and intellectually exciting . . . every teacher of Christian ethics should be familiar with this landmark." —Horizons"Hauerwas's narrative ethical enterprise engages the reader with its scholarly creativity, practical wisdom, and profound conviction." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Christians among the Virtues, In Good Company, Suffering Presence, and Character and the Christian Life, all published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

"Hauerwas's latest collection of essays represents a significant, if controversial, contribution to Christian ethics.... One cannot work through this volume without being provoked, challenged and finally enlightened." —America"[A]n intelligent and thoughtful book." —The Tablet"This collection of essays contains a coherent, constructive argument contending that Christian social ethics is the church's witness to a world that neither knows nor lives the ethic of Jesus . . . these essays deserve serious consideration." —Interpretation"[A] fascinating account of how the concept of story relates to the heart of Christian faith. . . . Read Hauerwas for creative seminal thinking." —Southwestern Journal of Theology"In this, the best of his books to date, Stanley Hauerwas takes up again the task of presenting an ethical framework for Christian morality. . . . Significant and intellectually exciting . . . every teacher of Christian ethics should be familiar with this landmark." —Horizons"Hauerwas's narrative ethical enterprise engages the reader with its scholarly creativity, practical wisdom, and profound conviction." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion