History’s Plotline

“[Christians] believe that time has a narrative logic, which means that time is not just one damn thing after another. The story of creation is meant to remind us that all that exists lends witness to the glory of God, giving history a significance otherwise unavailable. Creation, redemption, and reconciliation are names that, Christians believe, constitute the basic plotline that makes history more than a tale told by an idiot.”

– Stanley Hauerwas, Approaching the End: Eschatological Reflections on Church, Politics, and Life