{"product_id":"the-state-of-the-university-stanley-hauerwas-9781405162487","title":"The State of the University: Academic Knowledges and the Knowledge of God","description":"In this book, controversial and world-renowned theologian, Stanley Hauerwas, tackles the issue of theology being sidelined as a necessary discipline in the modern university. It is an attempt to reclaim the knowledge of God as just that - knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eQuestions why theology is no longer considered a necessary subject in the modern university, and explores the role it should play in the development of our \"knowledge\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how theology is often excluded from the knowledges of the modern university because these are constituted by an understanding of time necessary to make economic and state realities seem inevitable\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that it is precisely this difference that makes Christian theology an essential resource for the university to achieve its task - that is, to form people who are able to imagine a different world through critical and disciplined reflection\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the domesticated character of much recent theology by suggesting how prayer and the love of the poor are essential practices that should shape the theological task\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConverses with figures as diverse as Luigi Giussani, David Burrell, Stanley Fish, Wendell Berry, Jeff Stout, Rowan Williams and Sheldon Wolin\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the new and prestigious \u003ci\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Hauerwas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405162481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405162487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.16w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2008 pg. 40","brand":"Stanley Hauerwas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123428356351,"sku":"9781405162487","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81237124-d1d4-4a54-99b8-c883ae3347ab.jpg?v=1687430835","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-state-of-the-university-stanley-hauerwas-9781405162487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}