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Author Stone, Ronald H., author

Title Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1960s : Christian realism for a secular age / Ronald H. Stone
Published Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 206 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Cold War Empires; Human Nature; Human Destiny; Beginning the Kennedy Era, 1960; International Politics, 1962; The Mounting Racial Crisis and Democracy, 1963; President Johnson, 1964; Man's Nature and His Communities, 1965; Christianity and Crisis, 1966; Social Myths and Cold War, 1967; Faith and Politics, 1968; Democracy, 1969; Decline, 1970-71; Legacy; Index; Back Cover
Summary Reinhold Niebuhr's writing holds great influence in arenas from theology, ethics, political theory and philosophy. Ronald Stone introduces us to Niebuhr's life in the 1960s from the critical vantage point as a former student and then colleague of Niebuhr's. Through newly published letters between the author and Niebuhr and his wife, Ursula, we also learn about the impact of the 1960s upon Niebuhr the human being
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2019)
Subject Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971.
SUBJECT Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 fast
Subject Christianity and politics.
Christian ethics.
Political ethics.
Christianity and politics -- History -- 20th century
Christian sociology -- History -- 20th century
RELIGION -- Religion, Politics & State.
Christian sociology
Christian ethics
Christianity and politics
Political ethics
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1506446256
9781506446257