We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created.
Stanley HauerwasCivil religion is the attempt to empower religion, not for the good of religion, but for the creation of the citizen.
Stanley HauerwasI am a Congregationalist with Catholic sensibilities. Which probably explains how I ended up in a Episcopal church.
Stanley HauerwasConsider the problem of taking showers with Christians. They are, after all, constantly going on about the business of witnessing in the hopes of making converts to their God and church. Would you want to shower with such people? You never know when they might try to baptize you.
Stanley Hauerwas