The association of politics with weakness seems strange, in a world where politics is associated with the power of the state, and the activities of political parties. This brief, thought provoking book challenges that association. Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness By Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier IVP 2008 The exchange between theologian Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier founder of the worldwide L’Arche communities explores how Christians are to live in a violent and wounded world by witnessing prophetically from a position of weakness. The church they argue has much to learn from an often overlooked community–those with disabilities.
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