“It’s time for ‘We the Church’ to stand up to the voice of the mob.” “In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him…. He erected an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in...
Pilgrim’s Progress: Revised Edition
“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,” the main character, tries to find deliverance from the burden of his sin by traveling to the “Celestial City” (Heaven). In this...
Resident Aliens – Life in the Christian Colony
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, Christians should see themselves as “resident aliens” in a...
Chapter 1 – The Modern World: On Learning to Ask the Right Questions
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 John Donne opens with the lines: “No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every man is a piece of the continent,A part...
Chapter 2 – Christian Politics in the New World
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. Mixing Religion and Politics 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 first is based on ideas from Martin E. Marty. He posits that the church is of two...
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