Hauerwas's 'Unleashing The Scripture'

1. Identification

Hauerwas, Stanley. 1993. Unleashing The Scripture. Nashville: Abingdon Press.

2. Contents

The author makes some clear and concise points through out his text. The author points out that his main point for writing this book is to free preachers and those that hear them from thinking inside the box. The author made it clear that so many times people listen to information and they assume that is right and is the truth. Throughout the book the author conveys that we have allowed the Scripture to be separated from our practices. He launches out to "Unleash the Scripture" by taking some risk to free theology from its academic captivity.

3. Thesis

Hauerwas thesis is explicitly stated as follows: In this book I am trying to experiment by combining a discursive essay with
Hauerwas text comes off to be as being very bold. You don't find many author's that would come off bold as this offer has. In my opinion, in some situations he jumps out there in the middle of the lake and speaks his mind. I think that that is a major plus for any author. The reader then knows that you are an upfront writer. His courageousness is very powerful in the text because his purpose is to "Free those who preach and those who hear from thinking that we must rely on the latest biblical study if we are to proclaim the gospel." I know that his purpose has and will be fulfilled because, this text is very mind opening in a sense, being that I agree with a lot and disagree in some since as well. Hauerwas assertiveness is clearly noticed. He really defends what he states in his text with clarity and with plenty of background on why he feels the way that he does in certain areas of "Unleashing The Scripture". The author is clearly objective in his text. Hauerwas says what he means and mean what he says. He states his objective and follows