Truthfulness and Tragedy

"These essays, which focus upon particular issues such as population control, euthanasia, the relations of the Church to politics, and the care of the [mentally challenged], all show clearly how attention to Christian convictions in the narrative context which shapes our lives is necessary to bring to light the features of those issues which are crucial for the formation of our moral judgments and practices." Theological Studies The distinctive aspect of the approach taken in Truthfulness and Tragedy is the use of story to provide canons of rationality for ethics. . . . The truthfulness of our theological and ethical convictions is best determined by how they relate to and resolve the dilemmas of our existence. Christian Century . . . A book that should be welcomed by all who care about the moral life. . . . This gleaning of Hauerwass thought to date gives added support to his reputation as one of the most consistently provocative ethicists working today. *Worldview * "The essays include discussions of the nature and methodology of Christian ethics as well as discussions of more particular issues such as suicide, population control, and care for the retarded." Horizons

Stanley Hauerwas is Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke University. He is the author of numerous books, including Christians among the Virtues, In Good Company, Suffering Presence, and Character and the Christian Life, all published by the University of Notre Dame Press. Richard Bondi has taught at the University of Notre Dame, at Marquette University, and at the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. He is the author of Leading Gods People: Ethics for the Practice of Ministry. David B. Burrell, C.S.C. is the Theodore Hesburgh C.S.C. Professor emeritus in Philosophy and Theology.