Performing the Faith

September 11 Afghanistan Iraq--more than ever this is a time for the church to be taking up the question of what as Christians our response to violence should be. In Performing the Faith Stanley Hauerwas revisits the familiar territory of political nonviolence through discussion of the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer-Christian ethicist theologian and by some definitions martyr. This book is an intriguing commentary on Bonhoeffer's bold claim that if our common life rests on lies and injustice we cannot be a community of peace. Pastors seminarians and those interested in Christian ethics are among the many who will be interested in this new word from an unwavering faithful voice.