For Christians do not place their hope in their children, but rather their children are a sign of their hope . . . that God has not abandoned this world.
Stanley HauerwasThe narratives of Scripture were not meant to describe our world ... but to change the world, including the one in which we now live.
Stanley HauerwasI have come to think that the challenge confronting Christians is not that we do not believe what we say, though that can be a problem, but that what we say we believe does not seem to make any difference for either the church or the world.
Stanley HauerwasOnly the one true God can take the risk of ruling by relying on the power of humility and love.
Stanley HauerwasI have assumed my clear commitment to a Trinitarian orthodoxy was sufficient evidence that I have not intentionally ignored the role of the Holy Spirit. It may be true, however, that my work has been so Christ-centred, I may have given the impression that the Holy Spirit is an afterthought.
Stanley Hauerwas