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Christianity is not a set of beliefs or doctrines one believes in order to be a Christian, but rather Christianity is to have one's body shaped, one's habits determined, in such a way that the worship of God is unavoidable.

Stanley Hauerwas

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Stanley Hauerwas
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 24
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Dallas
Texas
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