John Schmalzbauer, sociologist of religion writes the following:Unlike Mr. Beck, Hauerwas thinks that “freedom” and “Christian America" are bad ideas. Like his interrogation of the J-word, his critique of these notions is rooted in the conviction that the Enlightenment assumptions of the modern state have corrupted Christian thinking. Like the philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, he has challenged the provenance of such taken-for-granted concepts, questioning the influence of Kantian philosophy on contemporary ideas of justice. From this perspective, the key questions are, “Whose justice? Which rationality?”
You can read Schmalzbauer's entire post, here.
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HT: Jason Byassee
3 comments:
Thanks for linking to this. I am really confused on what justice is and social justice. Hauerwas gives me a different perspective.
Yes, Nicholas Wolterstorff in "Justice: Rights and Wrongs" critiques him on this. I can't recall the details and need to borrow the book again from the library to finish it.
Ted, If you find any of Wolterstorff's thoughts on this, it would be great of you would share them.
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