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  • Moral Man and Immoral Society

    A Study in Ethics and Politics

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    One of the theological classics of the twentieth century, Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society argues that using moral persuasion and shaming to affect the behavior of such collectives as corporations and nation states is fruitless, as these groups will inevitably seek to promote only their self-interest. He calls for a realistic assessment of group behavior and enumerates how individual ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Niebuhr's Lectures on Roman History (Complete)

    by Barthold Georg Niebuhr ...
    Ancient history divides itself into the history anterior to the rule of Rome, which has many centres, and into the history of Roman rule, wherein there is but one centre, Rome, the action of which extends on all sides. Other nations, like the Egyptians, have acted by their intellectual power upon the foreigner, but were deficient in mind; others, as the barbarian nations of the Celts and other ... Read more

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  • The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness

    A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    "[A] brilliant and creative vindication of democracy . . . a theology of Western culture which remains intellectually unsurpassed." —Larry Rasmussen in Reinhold Niebuhr: Theologian of Public LifeThe 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 ... Read more

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  • Does civilization need religion?

    A study in the social resources and limitations of religion in modern life

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    In Does Civilization Need Religion? Reinhold Niebuhr examines whether modern society can sustain moral coherence without religious faith, probing both the social necessity and the historical failures of religion. Written in the lucid, argumentative prose of early twentieth-century public theology, the book stands at the intersection of social ethics, Christian realism, and cultural criticism. ... Read more

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  • Lincoln's Bishop

    A President, A Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors

    by Gustav Niebuhr ...
    A history of the Dakota War of 1862, an Episcopal bishop, and his campaign to protect the lives of the Dakota Sioux.It is hard to recall what powerful moral voices Protestant church leaders had in the formative years of the nation. Gustav Niebuhr travels back to the Minnesota frontier of 1862 when Dakota Sioux rose up against pioneering families and slaughtered hundreds. Citizens demanded mass ... Read more

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  • The Greek Heroes - Stories Translated from Niebuhr - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

    by Niebuhr ...
    Illustrated by Arthur Rackham ...
    ‘The Greek Heroes – Stories Translated From Niebuhr’ presents a collection of thrilling stories about five Greek Heroes; ‘The Argonauts, ‘The Prowess of Hercules’, ‘The Heraclidae’, ‘The Story of Perseus’, and ‘The Story of Theseus’. Together, these stories provide a comprehensive picture of Greek myth and legend. Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776 – 1831), was a Danish-German statesman, banker, and ... Read more

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  • Moral Man and Immoral Society

    A Study in Ethics and Politics

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    Moral Man and Immoral Society, first published in 1932, is Reinhold Niebuhr's important study in ethics and politics. Forthright and realistic, it discussed the inevitability of social conflict, the brutal behaviour of human collectives of every sort, the inability of rationalists and social scientists to even imagine the realities of collective power, and, ultimately, how individual morality can ... Read more

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  • Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics (LOA #263)

    Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic / Moral Man and Immoral Society / The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness / The Irony of American History

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    A definitive collection of writings by the theologian and public intellectual who was the conscience of the American Century“One of my favorite philosophers,” remarked Barack Obama about the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) in 2007. President Obama is but one of the many American political leaders—including Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr.—to be influenced by Niebuhr’s writings. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Faith and History - A Comparison of Christian and Modern Views of History

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    The theme of this volume was first presented as the Lyman Beecher Lectures On Preaching at the Yale Divinity School in 1945. Some of the same lectures were given, by arrangement, under the Warrack Lectureship On Preaching at the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen in Scotland in the winter of 1947. Some of the chapters were used as the basis of lectures given under the Olaf Petri Foundation of ... Read more

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  • An Interpretation of Christian Ethics

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    Series series Reinhold Niebuhr Library
    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 ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • The Nature and Destiny of Man

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    Series series Reinhold Niebuhr Library
    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 ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic

    by Reinhold Niebuhr ...
    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 ... Read more

    $14.39 USD