Peter B. Josephson, R. Ward Holder

Reinhold Niebuhr in Theory and Practice

Christian Realism and Democracy in America in the Twenty-First Century

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines contemporary American politics and policy from a political-theological perspective. The work analyzes the value of Niebuhr's political thought for American statecraft and suggests that Niebuhr's Christian realism can ground citizens' understanding of political life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 557g
• ISBN-13: 9781498576697
• ISBN-10: 1498576699
• Artikelnr.: 53932071

Autorenporträt

R. Ward Holder is professor of theology at Saint Anselm College. Peter B. Josephson is professor of politics at Saint Anselm College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Life of Reinhold Niebuhr Chapter 2: Reinhold Niebuhr's
Political-Theological Foundations Chapter 3: Niebuhr on Economics,
Government, and Social Justice Chapter 4: Reinhold Niebuhr on the Irony and
Tragedy of American Foreign Policy Chapter 5: The American Public in 2016:
Anyone But Niebuhr?