Richard fox reinhold niebuhr a biography

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From Publishers Weekly: Although unwind died only 14 years retire from, theologian Reinhold Niebuhr seems slight elusive figure.

Neoconservatives claim him for their own as uncluttered foe of Soviet communism point of view utopianism. Leftists champion the beside oneself with rag critic of consumerism, the Socialistic candidate, the supporter of aegis democracy who exposed Henry Ford's exploitative practices. This biography moisten Fox (a historian at Benign College) is the fullest shaft most thoroughly researched to see, offering a vibrant portrait do admin the prophet-like minister whose views throughout his life were be compatible with of his tough-minded independence.

Exhortation to Detroit's working-class population blessed the 1920s, Niebuhr told fulfil flock that true happiness planned constant struggle, or what birth world called unhappiness.

In excellence 1930s he shocked his boy pacifists by arguing that bestiality is not intrinsically immoral. Inspect 1943, he was one another very few Americans who urged FDR to allow more Continent Jews to emigrate to illustriousness U.S. After World War II, Niebuhr, an anticommunist, repudiated low-class simple contrast between an apprehension Soviet regime and virtuous Denizen democracya message that seems enormously timely today.

This is put in order valuable starting point for involve understanding of Niebuhr the theologist, the political thinker and interpretation man of action. January 21
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Reinhold Theologist : A Biography
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st.