Church and Christ in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas

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" Church and Christ in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas "
Victoria Lorrimar

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1065756
Doc. No	:	LA109385
Call No	:	‭10.1163/17455316-01103004‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Victoria Lorrimar
Title & Author	:	Church and Christ in the Work of Stanley Hauerwas [Article]\ Victoria Lorrimar
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Ecclesiology
Date	:	2015
Volume/ Issue Number	:	11/3
Page No	:	306–326
Abstract	:	Stanley Hauerwas has attracted much criticism for his ecclesiocentric approach to theology. As a result of his emphasis on the faithful practice of virtues in community for salvation, he has been accused of Pelagianism. He has also been charged with showing interest in Jesus primarily as an exemplar, rather than for himself. The adequacy of Hauerwas’ ecclesiology is tested here against its implications for Christology. Hauerwas conceives of Jesus primarily as the autobasileia, and emphasises the importance of his entire life and teachings in addition to his death and resurrection. Two questions concerning Hauerwas’ Christology are explored: (1) What did Christ achieve at the cross? (2) What constitutes salvation and how is it mediated to ensuing generations? This paper examines whether the church does indeed usurp the place of Christ in salvation in Hauerwas’ thought, as suggested by Healy. Stanley Hauerwas has attracted much criticism for his ecclesiocentric approach to theology. As a result of his emphasis on the faithful practice of virtues in community for salvation, he has been accused of Pelagianism. He has also been charged with showing interest in Jesus primarily as an exemplar, rather than for himself. The adequacy of Hauerwas’ ecclesiology is tested here against its implications for Christology. Hauerwas conceives of Jesus primarily as the autobasileia, and emphasises the importance of his entire life and teachings in addition to his death and resurrection. Two questions concerning Hauerwas’ Christology are explored: (1) What did Christ achieve at the cross? (2) What constitutes salvation and how is it mediated to ensuing generations? This paper examines whether the church does indeed usurp the place of Christ in salvation in Hauerwas’ thought, as suggested by Healy.
Descriptor	:	Christology
Descriptor	:	ecclesiology
Descriptor	:	Hauerwas
Descriptor	:	postliberal theology
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/17455316-01103004‬