“If America is to have any hope for the future, the men of the church need to humble themselves and return to their ‘first love.’” The Christian classic, The Pilgrim’s Progress, written by John Bunyan in 1678, is an allegory that influenced more writers than any other work except the Bible. In the “dream,” “Christian,”…
By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon Resident Aliens discusses the nature of the church and its relationship to surrounding culture. It argues that churches should focus on developing Christian life and community rather than attempting to reform secular culture. Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon reject the idea that America is a Christian nation; instead,…
From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Preface “The church is a colony, an island of one culture in the middle of another.” (p. 12) The poem No Man Is an Island by…
From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. In this chapter, we will discuss three different perspectives of what the church is within the world and our author’s challenge to each of these. The…
