“To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many.”

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.