“I think the language of sacrifice is particularly important for societies like the United States in which war remains our most determinative common experience, because states like the United States depend on the story of our wars for our ability to narrate our history as a unified story.”

American Protestant theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual

Stanley Martin Hauerwas is an American Protestant theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual. He is known for his work in theology and ethics, and for engaging public life as a writer and teacher. His reputation rests on shaping modern Christian ethical thought and on speaking to questions that reach beyond the church. As a theologian and public intellectual, he is associated with reflection on faith, morals, and the responsibilities of public life.