tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985649.post5485932440403577465..comments2023-04-07T04:38:10.212-05:00Comments on Fresh Dirt: Rev. Wright, Politics, and the PulpitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985649.post-36687109793715213842008-03-26T17:50:00.000-05:002008-03-26T17:50:00.000-05:00I love Hauerwas's book The Blackwell Companion to ...I love Hauerwas's book The Blackwell Companion to Christian Ethics and his Hauerwas Reader. Both explore the idea of politics very well. Hauerwas is what I call a true conservative-- that is why many in Christian right can't stand him. He believes in the church as polis and as such means that we can't see our allegiance to the United States, thus angering many Christians.Fresh Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211524952224012164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985649.post-44217137754799404582008-03-26T14:54:00.000-05:002008-03-26T14:54:00.000-05:00As always, it depends on your definition of "polit...As always, it depends on your definition of "politics" - Politics is part of the "real world" realm that the gospel is supposed to affect and transform, so at some point one must, I think, draw lines from the implications of the gospel to the hard realities of world politics and institutional realities.<BR/><BR/>I think it's extremely important to figure out how to get it right, though, because IBen Sternkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921199096964917724noreply@blogger.com