The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses

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Theologian ethicist and political analyst Reinhold Niebuhr was a towering figure of twentieth-century religious thought. Now newly repackaged this important book gathers the best of Niebuhrs essays together in a single volume. Selected edited and introduced by Robert McAfee Browna student and friend of Niebuhrs and himself a distinguished theologianthe works included here testify to the brilliant polemics incisive analysis and deep faith that characterized the whole of Niebuhrs life. This fine anthology makes available to a new generation the thought of one of the most penetrating and rewarding of twentieth-century minds. Reinhold Niebuhr remains the great illuminator of the dark conundrums of human nature history and public policy.Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Sparkling gems. . . brought from the shadows of history into contemporary light. Beautifully selected and edited they show that Niebuhrs fiery polemics and gracious assurances still speak with power to us today.Roger L. Shinn An extremely useful volume.David Brion Davis New York Review of Books This collection which brings together Niebuhrs most penetrating and enduring essays on theology and politics should demonstrate for a new generation that his best thought transcends the immediate historical setting in which he wrote. . . . Browns introduction succinctly presents the central features of Niebuhrs life and thought.Library Journal