Radical Christian and Exemplary Lawyer: Honoring William StringfellowAndrew W. McThenia The compelling legacy of William Stringfellow was set in motion when the great German theologian Karl Barth, who met Stringfellow on a panel discussion at the University of Chicago in 1962, turned to the audience and pronounced, "You should listen to this man!" Many have done just that. This collection of essays honoring the life and work of William Stringfellow, who was for thirty years an activist lawyer and widely read theologian, points up recurring themes in Stringfellow's theology, recounts the experiences of colleagues and friends, and focuses on the legal profession. The following are the well-known lawyers, theologians, and social activists contributing to this volume: Walter Wink, Stanley Hauerwas, Jeff Powell, Elizabeth McAlister, Mel Schoonover, Andrew W. McThenia Jr., Bill Wylie Kellermann, Mary Lou Suhor, Jim Wallis, Daniel Berrigan, Thomas L. Schaffer, Emily Fowler Hartigan, Edward McGlynn Gaffney Jr., and Milner S. Ball |
Contents
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Stringfellow on the Powers | 17 |
A Personal Memoir | 48 |
Bill Recollections of an Editor | 73 |
Keeper of the Word | 88 |
The Church and the Law | 103 |
Advocacy and Innocence | 122 |
An Uneasy Relationship with the Law | 167 |
Books by William Stringfellow | 181 |
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