After Christendom‪?‬

Liberal/conservative and modern/postmodern concepts define contemporary

theological debate. Yet what if these categories are grounded in a set of

assumptions about what it means to be the church in the world, presuming we must

live as though God's existence does not matter? What if our theological discussion

distracts us from the fact that the church is no longer able to shape the desires

and habits of Christians? Hauerwas wrestles with these and similar questions

constructing a theological politics necessary for the church to be the church in the

world. In so doing, he challenges liberal notions of justice and freedom.