"America's Best Theologian"

I recently came across the Time Magazine article from 2001 that named Stanley Hauerwas as "American's Best Theologian."

If I remember correctly, Hauerwas responded to the recognition by saying something like, "'Best' is not a theological category."

The irony of such a distinction by Time will not be lost for those who are familiar with Hauerwas' perspective on the Christian faith. To paraphrase something he might say, the Church should be a more determinative category for Christians than America.

If you'd like to read the article, it is available at this link.

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Stanley Hauerwas' memoir, Hannah's Child, was published earlier this year. Hauerwas wrote an essay for the Huffington Post about his most recent book which you can find here.

There is also a very recent video interview with the Guardian (UK), which is available at this link.