Hannah's Child

Publishers WeeklyA rural Texas boy grows up to become Time magazine's 'best theologian in America' -- that's the unlikely story behind Hauerwas's arguably destined journey to academic fame. . . . Fans of Christian memoirs will be pleased with Hauerwas's frank yet poignant style, and those who are simply fans of the memoir genre will find the book's careful blend of faith and scholarship easily accessible and far from didactic.Rowan WilliamsA book of profound compassion, depth, and wisdom from one of the greatest Christian minds of our time.Jeffrey StoutHannah's Child might well be Stanley Hauerwas's best book. It is must reading for everyone who knows him, either firsthand or through his other writings.Conor CunninghamA fantastic read that shifts from outright hilarity to profundity seamlessly. Here is a pageturning account of one of the most important theologians of the last fifty years -- I simply couldn't put it down.Sarah CoakleyEntrancing. . . . This autobiography follows triumphantly in the Augustinian tradition of Confessions.