Being 'Other Cheeky': Moral Hazard and the Thought of Stanley Hauerwas

Dowie wanted to create a community that would guarantee employment and "health-care" (usually administered via Dowie's healing touch) to all its citizens so long as those citizens were born-again Christians, a requirement also for everyone with whom they did business. Because of his e...

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Published in:Humanitas (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2009-03, Vol.22 (1-2), p.99-124
Main Author: Polet, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Christianity
Citizenship
Criticism and interpretation
Hauerwas, Stanley
Morality
Politics
Religious tolerance
Theologians
Theology
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Summary:Dowie wanted to create a community that would guarantee employment and "health-care" (usually administered via Dowie's healing touch) to all its citizens so long as those citizens were born-again Christians, a requirement also for everyone with whom they did business. Because of his elect status and thaumaturgic powers, Dowie's rule over the city included dictating to all citizens everything from how they should vote in presidential elections to whom they should marry.
ISSN:1066-7210
2993-2378
DOI:10.5840/humanitas2009221/26