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Moral Sanctions, Being-Church, and Reading Hauerwas

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2013, (25), pp.7-29
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology

Moon, Si Young 1

1남서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper is a suggestion of Christian ethics for Church reformation via reading Hauerwas from the perspective of moral sanctions for ‘Being-Church’. In spite of many implications in Ecclesial Ethics of Stanley Hauerwas, some ethicists complains that Hauerwas does not provide concrete way to practice ‘Being-Church’, especially in Korea. This paper suggests two aspects of reading Hauerwas from macro and micro level. In macro level, ‘Being Church’ is the agenda for Church reformation. As we know, Hauerwas begins from the Church and emphasizes ‘being Church’ as the most urgent task of Christian faith. Ecclesial Ethics refuses the ‘Constantinian accommodation’ and focuses the importance of Christian virtue of peace according to Jesus narrative. In Korean context, ‘Being Church’ must be the moral vision for Church reformation. In micro level, Ecclesial Ethics needs to study for moral sanctions for ‘Being Church’. Although, there are so many insights to method for practicing the vision or agenda for Church reformation, it is true that Hauerwas has some shortages in moral sanctions for morally deviated actions in Church. Of cause, Hauerwas has deep confidence on God’s lordship in these problems. But, there are some needs to be enlarged the clues for corrective justice for moral self-purification of Church. Especially, reforming the Church is the key point which has to be recognized to all Christians and Church.

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