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The Nature and Destiny of Man issues a vigorous challenge to
Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the
Bible, particularly in the Hebraic tradition. Niebuhr here lays out
his influential understanding of the two poles of human existence:
finitude and freedom. Individual human thriving requires that we
fully understand and honor both of these aspects of our nature, yet
human history demonstrates our penchant for placing one over the
other. This book is arguably Reinhold Niebuhr's most important
work. It offers a sustained articulation of Niebuhr's theological
ethics and is considered a landmark in twentieth-century thought.
This addition to Westminster John Knox Press's Library of
Theological Ethics series brings one of Reinhold Niebuhr's classic
works back into print. This 1935 book answered some of the
theological questions raised by "Moral Man and Immoral Society"
(1932) and articulated for the first time Niebuhr's theological
position on many issues. The introduction by ethicist Edmund N.
Santurri sets the work into historical and theological context and
also assesses the viability of some of Niebuhr's positions for
theology and ethics today.
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"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 naive 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.
"[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."--Senator
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
Reinhold Niebuhr's An Interpretation of Christian Ethics is both an
introduction to the discipline and a presentation of the author's
distinctive approach. That approach focuses on a realistic (rather
than moralistic) understanding of the challenges facing human
individuals and institutions, and a call for justice-imperfect
though it might be-as what love looks like in a fallen world. The
book's most distinctive aspect is the author's insistence that
perfect love and justice are unattainable in this world, yet they
remain our most important goals.
Renowned theologian Reinhold Niebuhr began his career as pastor of
Bethel Evangelical Church in Detroit, Michigan, where he served
from 1915-1928. Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic is
Niebuhr's account of the frustrations and joys he experienced
during his years at Bethel. Addressed to young ministers, this book
provides reflections and insights for those engaged in the
challenging yet infinitely rewarding occupation of pastoral
ministry. With a foreword from Jonathan Walton on Niebuhr's
enduring insights into the challenges and relevance of pastoral
ministry, this powerful book remains as useful today as it was last
century.
At the height of the civil rights movement in Mississippi, as
hundreds of volunteers prepared for the 1964 Freedom Summer
Project, the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) compiled
hundreds of statements from activists and everyday citizens who
endured police abuse and vigilante violence. Fifty-seven of those
testimonies appear in Mississippi Black Paper. The statements
recount how white officials and everyday citizens employed
assassinations, beatings, harassment, and petty meanness to block
any change in the state's segregated status quo. The testimonies in
Mississippi Black Paper come from well-known civil rights heroes
such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Aaron Henry, and Rita Schwerner, but the
book also brings new voices and stories to the fore. Alongside
these iconic names appear grassroots activists and everyday people
who endured racial terror and harassment for challenging, sometimes
in seemingly imperceptible ways, the state's white supremacy. This
new edition includes the original foreword by Reinhold Neibuhr and
the original introduction by Mississippi journalist Hodding Carter
III, as well as Jason Morgan Ward's new introduction that places
the book in its context as a vital source in the history of the
civil rights movement.
At the height of the civil rights movement in Mississippi, as
hundreds of volunteers prepared for the 1964 Freedom Summer
Project, the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) compiled
hundreds of statements from activists and everyday citizens who
endured police abuse and vigilante violence. Fifty-seven of those
testimonies appear in Mississippi Black Paper. The statements
recount how white officials and everyday citizens employed
assassinations, beatings, harassment, and petty meanness to block
any change in the state's segregated status quo. The testimonies in
Mississippi Black Paper come from well-known civil rights heroes
such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Aaron Henry, and Rita Schwerner, but the
book also brings new voices and stories to the fore. Alongside
these iconic names appear grassroots activists and everyday people
who endured racial terror and harassment for challenging, sometimes
in seemingly imperceptible ways, the state's white supremacy. This
new edition includes the original foreword by Reinhold Neibuhr and
the original introduction by Mississippi journalist Hodding Carter
III, as well as Jason Morgan Ward's new introduction that places
the book in its context as a vital source in the history of the
civil rights movement.
This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.
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