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 sermonic exhibits. The Bible is not and should not be accessible to merely anyone, but rather it should only be made available to those who have undergone the hard discipline......
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