Niebuhr: 18 books
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
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A definitive collection of 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...
The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness
A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
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...
by Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
‘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...
by Reinhold Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2010
“[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...
Lincoln's Bishop
A President, A Priest, and the Fate of 300 Dakota Sioux Warriors
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
In the tradition of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals comes Gustav Niebuhr's compelling history of Abraham Lincoln's decision in 1862 to spare the lives of 265 condemned Sioux men, and the Episcopal bishop who was his moral compass, helping guide the president's conscience.
More than a...
Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic
A Library of America eBook Classic
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
From 1915 to 1928, at the beginning of a career that would see him become America’s foremost theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr served as pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church in Detroit, Michigan. This deeply personal book presents his advice and insights for young ministers about the challenges and rewards...
by Reinhold Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This early work of theology is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains the writings of the twentieth century theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and his thoughts on contemporary religion. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the...
Beyond Tolerance
How People Across America Are Building Bridges Between Faiths
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2008
At a time when religious conflict and violence seem to dominate the media, distinguished religion journalist Gustav Niebuhr set off across America to find people who are building, not burning, the bridges between faiths. As he travels across the country-from Queens and Baltimore to Louisville and...
Moral Man and Immoral Society
A Study in Ethics and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
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...
by Reinhold Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
FAITH AND HISTORY A COMPARISON OF CHRISTIAN AND MODERN VIEWS OF HISTORY by REINHOLD NIEBUHR. PREFACE: 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 arrange ment, under the Warrack...
Crush
A Collection of Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Times of struggle, loneliness, and conflict are common. Crush offers comfort in our difficulty. It offers hope that these times will pass, that we can get through anything, and it is very possible to live with love in our hearts and life. When you read how people that have passed touched Niebuhr's...
by Reinhold Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
A guide written for young ministers by renowned theologian Reinhold Niebuhr during his time as a pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church of Detroit. Written as reflections and insights drawn from what he saw as the most challenging but infinitely rewarding calling of pastoral ministry. Many of the earliest...
by Carl Niebuhr
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
As early as 1820 it was known in Europe that in Middle Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile, in the district between Minieh and Siut, there lay the remains of a great city of Ancient Egypt. The Prussian exploration expedition of 1842-45 gave special attention to this site, where indeed were found, about...
The Tell El Amarna Period
The Relations of Egypt and Western Asia in the Fifteenth Century B.C. According to The Tell El Amarna Tablets
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Under this title is being issued a series of short, popular, but thoroughly scientific studies, by the leading scholars of Germany, setting forth the recent discoveries and investigations in Babylonian, Assyrian and Egyptian History, Religion, and Archeology, especially as they bear upon the traditional...
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