Dispatches from the Front

"Stanley Hauerwas is a committed Christian pacifist. But his new book on pacifism, liberal democracy, and myriad other topics is anything but peaceful. . . . The author pulls no punches theological or otherwise, in essays that argue for the transformative power of Christian discourse and imagination." - , Chronicle of Higher Education

"Ingratiating theology is always boring. This book is exciting just because it displays an uncompromising Christian who thinks about matters of great general concern. Stanley Hauerwas’s extraordinary intellectual energy constantly jolts one into reconsidering what one had previously taken for granted. He illustrates how a vigorous theology can participate in the common conversation." - Robert N. Bellah, author of Habits of the Heart

"Stanley Hauerwas is one of the few prophetic voices of our time—idiosyncratic, cantankerous, and challenging." - Cornel West

"Stanley Hauerwas’s criticisms of the American pieties are unanswerable. His alternatives are likely to be considered an outrage. Hooray for Hawerwas! There’s no one I’d rather be reading." - Frank Lentricchia