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@article{ART001672385},
author={Moon, Si Young},
title={Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2012},
number={23},
pages={159-186},
doi={}

TY - JOUR
AU - Moon, Si Young
TI - Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2012
VL - null
IS - 23
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 159
EP - 186
SN - 1229-8387
AB - What’s the most important task of church in these times? To respond to question,this paper studied on ‘church as the community of virtue’ in Stanley Hauerwas’s ethics. As we know, Hauerwas earned the nickname, ‘ecclesial ethics’for his ethics. Focusing on Jesus narrative and church, Hauerwas insists that the first task of church is being itself. This paper views church as moral agency, school of virtue, and community of character according to Christian communitarianism. Especially, the Christian communitarianism draws strength from the increasing dissociation of church and civil society in the western world. It has features of virtue ethics. And it has to be understand from the context of virtue, community, and narrative. Most of all, this paper emphasized the moral significance of church as the community for enhancing Christian virtues or character. In this meaning, church of ecclesial ethics would be interpreted as the school of virtue or community of Christian character. In spite of criticism of ‘sectarian withdrawal’, the ecclesial ethics of Hauerwas gives very important insight for church in Korean context. But, the most essential task of Christian virtue ethics must be transformed from peace to being church itself. In short, the focuses of this paper are as follows: (1)church must be a community of character via Jesus narrative. (2)the most important virtue of church in Korea is ‘being church itself’.
KW - Ecclesial Ethics;Being Church Itself;Christian Communitarianism;Church as moral agency;Community of Character;School of Virtue
DO -
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Moon, Si Young. (2012). Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 23, 159-186.

Moon, Si Young. 2012, "Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.23, pp.159-186. Available from: doi:

Moon, Si Young "Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 23 pp.159-186 (2012) : 159.

Moon, Si Young. Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character. 2012; 23 : 159-186. Available from: doi:

Moon, Si Young. "Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.23(2012) : 159-186.doi:

Moon, Si Young. Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 23, 159-186. doi:

Moon, Si Young. Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character. The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2012; 23 159-186. doi:

Moon, Si Young. Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character. 2012; 23 : 159-186. Available from: doi:

Moon, Si Young. "Hauerwas on Church as the Community of Character" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.23(2012) : 159-186.doi: