In Sanctify them in the Truth Stanley Hauerwas provides an overview of the development of theology and ethics. He considers how the two disciplines interrelate, discusses the nature of sin, how any account of sin requires a more determinative account of moral law, the nature of sanctification, the body as a subject for Christian holiness, and the relationship between sanctification and truthfulness. The volume ends with sermons - Hauerwas emphasizes the freedom the sermons create, as they remind us that the words we use are not our words. The inclusion of sermons also underlines Hauerwas' point that the truth of the gospel cannot be discovered apart from its embodiment in specific communities of faith. The Christian life, he argues, is not about being in possession of "the truth," defined as a set of timeless and universal principles of belief and action. Rather, it is about learning and living the life of truthfulness toward God and one another.For this Cornerstones edition Hauerwas has provided a new preface that places the work in the present debate and brings this remarkable work to a new audience.

AcknowledgementsNew PrefacePrefaceIntroductionPart I: The Task of Theological Ethics: Truthful SpeechCh.1. On Doctrine and EthicsCh.2. The Truth about God: The Decalogue as Condition for Truthful SpeechCh.3. 'Salvation even in Sin': Learning to Speak Truthfully about OurselvesPart II: The Truth About Sanctification: Holiness ExemplifiedCh.4: The Sanctified Body: Why Perfection does not require a 'Self'Ch.5: Going Forward by Looking Back: Agency ReconsideredCh.6: Gay Friendship: A Thought Experiment in Catholic Moral TheologyCh.7: Characterizing Perfection: Second Thoughts on Character and SanctificationCh.8: Timeful Friends: Living with the HandicappedCh.9: In Defense of Cultural Christianity: Reflections on Going to ChurchPart III: Speaking Truthfully In, For, and Against the WorldCh.10: The Non-Violent Terrorist: In Defense of Christian FanaticismCh.11: No Enemy, No Christianity: Preaching between 'Worlds'Ch.12: Christians in the Hands of Flaccid Secularists: Theology and 'Moral Inquiry' in the Modern UniversityCh.13: Christian Schooling or Making Students DysfunctionalCh.14: For Dappled ThingsPart IV: Sermonic IllustrationsCh.15: Practice PreachingCh.16: Reformation is SinCh.17: The Cruelty of PeaceCh.18: Living on Dishonest WealthCh.19: God's GrandeurCh.20: On Not Holding On or Witnessing the ResurrectionIndex