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The State of the University: Academic Knowledges and the Knowledge of God
Stanley Hauerwas
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Paperback. In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge. Series: Illuminations: Theory & Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HR; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that – knowledge.
In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that – knowledge.
- Questions why theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university, and explores the role it should play in the development of our “knowledge”
- Considers how theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because these are constituted by an understanding of time necessary to make economic and state realities ... Read more
- Argues that it is precisely this difference that makes Christian theology an essential resource for the university to achieve its task - that is, to form people who are able to imagine a different world through critical and disciplined reflection
- Challenges the domesticated character of much recent theology by suggesting how prayer and the love of the poor are essential practices that should shape the theological task
- Converses with figures as diverse as Luigi Giussani, David Burrell, Stanley Fish, Wendell Berry, Jeff Stout, Rowan Williams and Sheldon Wolin
- Published in the new and prestigious Illuminations series.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Illuminations: Theory & Religion
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405162487
SKU
V9781405162487
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About Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke University and holds a joint appointment in Duke Law School. He is known to be controversial and outspoken; his stand as a pacifist against the Iraq war made him a nationally recognized dissident but won him few friends. His work cuts across disciplinary lines: systematic theology, philosophical theology ... Read more
Reviews for The State of the University: Academic Knowledges and the Knowledge of God
“A first-order theologian turns his sights on one of the most influential institutions in the modern society: the university … Lively reading.” Books & Culture “This collection is sometimes frustrating … and it raises more questions than it answers. Yet it ought to be read widely, and received as a gift to both the Church and the university. For ... Read more