An edition of Why Niebuhr matters
(2013)
Why Niebuhr matters
by Charles C. Lemert
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Reinhold Niebuhr was a Protestant preacher, an influential religious thinker, and an important moral guide in mid-twentieth-century America. But what does he have to say to us now? In this title, the author analyzes why interest in Niebuhr is rising and how Niebuhr provides the answers we ache for in the face of seismic shifts in the global order.
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Influence, Niebuhr, reinhold, 1892-1971People
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Why Niebuhr?
Reinhold Niebuhr: tamed cynic
Evangelical preacher: wheat and tares
Powers, pulpits, and politics: moral man and immoral society
Sin, self, and society: nature and destiny of man
Nations, global politics, and religion: irony and American history
Political recovery and globalization: knowing the difference.
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Originally published: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-235) and index.
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