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Stanley Hauerwas on Church as Micah Community - Anabaptist (Micah 6:8)

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"The church IS the community that does justice, loves mercy, walks humbly—together. This is not individual ethic but communal identity. The church embodies Micah 6:8 as alternative community. We practice justice within; we model it for the world. This is witness." — Stanley Hauerwas. Anabaptist: communal witness.

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Micah 6:8

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