Christianity is not a set of beliefs or doctrines one believes in order to be a Christian, but rather Christianity is to have one's body shaped, one's habits determined, in such a way that the worship of God is unavoidable.
Stanley HauerwasI am a Congregationalist with Catholic sensibilities. Which probably explains how I ended up in a Episcopal church.
Stanley HauerwasChristians know that Christianity is simply extended training in dying early. That is what we have always been about.
Stanley HauerwasI am often criticized, or at least questions are raised, about what appears to be the absence of the Holy Spirit in my work.
Stanley HauerwasFrom the perspective of the one committing suicide, his or her act can be one of the most perverse forms of moral manipulation, as it abandons those left behind to their shame, guilt, and grief. Suicide is something like a metaphysical "I gotcha!" It is often an attempt to kill or wound others.
Stanley Hauerwas