Reinhold Niebuhr: Theologian of Public LifeFortress Press - 299 Seiten Reinhold Niebuhr, the most significant North American theologian since the eighteenth century, has decisively influenced the shape of Christian thought and action in the United States for much of the twentith century. Niebuhr addressed social and political issues from the perspective of "Christian Realism." This was his blend of liberalism, shrewd social analysis, and elements within the Augustinian tradition. His legacy continues to be influenced through his writings and the work of many of his distinguished students. Larry Rasmussen's introductory essay and notes on the selected texts set Niebuhr in his historical context, chart the development of his thought and indicate the significance of his theology in the development of Christian theology as a whole. |
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SELECTED TEXTS | 42 |
Morality and Power | 45 |
Introduction | 46 |
Social Sin Compounded | 51 |
The Preservation of Moral Values in Politics | 53 |
Grace and Possibilities | 168 |
Justice and Love | 174 |
Love Law and Relativity | 192 |
Nature and Destiny | 213 |
The Church and the End of History | 230 |
THEOLOGICAL IDEAS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THEORY | 236 |
Pacifism | 237 |
Democracy | 253 |
The Conflict between Individual and Social Morality | 69 |
Preachers and Prophets | 82 |
Christianity and Tragedy | 87 |
Transvaluation of Values | 95 |
The Things That Are and the Things That Are Not | 104 |
The Fulfillment of Life | 109 |
Augustine and Christian Realism | 119 |
The Relevance of Christian Realism | 120 |
Idealism Realism and Christian Responsibility | 126 |
The Insufficiency of Politics | 131 |
Grace and Sin | 136 |
Wisdom Grace and Power | 159 |
Utopianism | 258 |
Coherence Incoherence and Christian Faith | 260 |
The Kings Chapel and the Kings Court | 269 |
Faith for a Hazardous Future | 274 |
Epilogue On the Theological Virtues | 282 |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | 283 |
Notes to the Introduction | 286 |
Subject Index | 294 |
Index of Names | 297 |
Index of Organizations and Publications | 299 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 83 - Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Seite 87 - For behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
Seite 113 - Spite of this flesh to-day I strove, made head, gained ground upon the whole!" As the bird wings and sings, Let us cry, "All good things Are ours, nor soul helps flesh more, now, than flesh helps soul!
Seite 270 - Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
Seite 82 - And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Seite 82 - And they said, Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Seite 228 - But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn.
Seite 148 - For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.