Remembering: A Biography of Books - Paperback

by Stanley Hauerwas (Author), Alessandro Rovati (Foreword by)

In his prolific career, theologian Stanley Hauerwas has written more than forty books. In Remembering, he looks back on the small library he has published. Rereading his books, he finds what still satisfies him, what he would retract, and wonders where he could have said things better.

Along the way, Hauerwas reflects on the many deep friendships that have fueled his writing--friendships with coauthors, fellow scholars, graduate students, editors, and others. He offers glimpses into the circumstances and contexts behind his books. And he reveals a hope, even in an increasingly tumultuous world and amid shrinking church membership, of a "coming great church."

This "biography of books" is vintage Hauerwas: candid and plainly honest, often surprising, and above all marked by a prophetic faith in the truthfulness of the gospel. Readers new to Hauerwas and those well acquainted with his work will find this small book illuminating and instructive.

Author Biography

Stanley Hauerwas, a native of Texas, did his doctoral work at Yale University. Now retired, he taught at Augustana College, the University of Notre Dame, and Duke University. His work has renewed interest in narrative theology, sparked a revival in theological scholarship on virtue ethics, and contributed to medical ethics. He now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he and his wife, Paula, worship and serve at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Family.