Arguably Niebuhr's most important work, this book offers a sustained articulation of his theological ethics and is considered a landmark in 20th-century thought. This book issues a challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible. The growth, corruption and purification of the important Western emphases on individuality are chronicled here insightfully.

The Nature and Destiny of Man, Volume 1

Politics & Social Sciences

NIEBUHR, REINHOLD

Philosophy

Pearson

The Nature and Destiny of Man, Vol. II (Gifford Lectures)

Paperback. ISBN 0023875305. Ex-library w usual stamps, labes. Glossy covers show mildly rubbed w moderate edge wear. Spinal creasing, pages secure in binding, show w infrequent red underlinings.

Children of Light and the Children of Darkness

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

PRENTICE/HALL

Justice and Mercy

A collection of public prayers and short talks which were published posthumously. As such, they provide a good overview of Niebuhr's faith and orthodoxy and a good sense of how it informed his not-so-conventional views on society, politics, justice, international relations, and the human realities behind all these concerns.

Justice and mercy

Religion & Spirituality

Religious Studies

Harper&Row

Justice and Mercy [Nov 11, 1976] Niebuhr, Reinhold and Niebuhr, Ursula M.

Leaves from the Notebooks of a Tamed Cynic (Harper's ministers paperback library ; RD 311) [paperback] Niebuhr, Reinhold [Oct 01, 1986] ...

Leaves from the notebook of a tamed cynic (Harper's ministers paperback library ; RD 311)

Biographies & Memoirs

“[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that there’s serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldn’t use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are hard.”—President Barack Obama Forged during the tumultuous but triumphant postwar years when America came of age as a world power, The Irony of American History is more relevant now than ever before. Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Niebuhr’s masterpiece on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality is both an indictment of American moral complacency and a warning against the arrogance of virtue. Impassioned, eloquent, and deeply perceptive, Niebuhr’s wisdom will cause readers to rethink their assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace. “The supreme American theologian of the twentieth century.”—Arthur Schlesinger Jr., New York Times “Niebuhr is important for the left today precisely because he warned about America’s tendency—including the left’s tendency—to do bad things in the name of idealism. His thought offers a much better understanding of where the Bush administration went wrong in Iraq.”—Kevin Mattson, The Good Society “Irony provides the master key to understanding the myths and delusions that underpin American statecraft. . . . The most important book ever written on US foreign policy.”—Andrew J. Bacevich, from the Introduction

The Irony of American History

History

Americas

University of Chicago Press

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness, first published in 1944, is considered one of the most profound and relevant works by the influential theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, and certainly the fullest statement of his political philosophy. Written and first read during the prolonged, tragic world war between totalitarian and democratic forces, Niebuhr’s book took up the timely question of how democracy as a political system could best be defended. Most proponents of democracy, Niebuhr claimed, were “children of light,” who had optimistic but naïve ideas about how society could be rid of evil and governed by enlightened reason. They needed, he believed, to absorb some of the wisdom and strength of the “children of darkness,” whose ruthless cynicism and corrupt, anti-democratic politics should otherwise be repudiated. He argued for a prudent, liberal understanding of human society that took the measure of every group’s self-interest and was chastened by a realistic understanding of the limits of power. It is in the foreword to this book that he wrote, “Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.” This edition includes a new introduction by the theologian and Niebuhr scholar Gary Dorrien in which he elucidates the work’s significance and places it firmly into the arc of Niebuhr’s career.

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness: A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense

Reference

Theologians, ethicist, and political analyst, Reinhold Neiburh, was a towering figure of twentieth-century religious thought. In this important book, the best of Neiburh's essays have been brought together for the first time. Selected, edited, and introduced by Robert McAffee Brown - a student and friend of Nieburh's and himself a distinguished thoelogian - the works included here testify to the brilliant polemics, incisive analysis, and deep faith that characterized the whole of Neibuhr's life.

The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses

BROWN, ROBERT MCAFEE

Yale University Press

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The Nature and Destiny of Man, Volume 1

The Nature and Destiny of Man, Vol. II (Gifford Lectures)

Children of Light and the Children of Darkness

Justice and mercy

Justice and Mercy

Leaves from the notebook of a tamed cynic (Harper's ministers paperback library ; RD 311)

The Irony of American History

The Irony of American History

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness: A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense

The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses