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Book SynopsisThis authoritative Handbook features 38 chapters placing Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) in his historical context to offer readers an appreciation of his insights and how he was received by his contemporaries.
Trade ReviewThis handbook is a worthy predecessor of Kegley's and Bretall's important 1956 volume Reinhold Niebuhr: His Religious, Social, and Political Thought...it enriches the literature and allows younger students and scholars to get an impression of the width and depth of Niebuhr's life and work. * Christoph Rohde, Religion and the Liberal State in Niebuhr's Christian Realism *
As K. Healan Gaston says, studying Niebuhr will continue "to engage those who care about religion, politics, and the quest for earthly justice." This book serves as a terrific springboard for such study. * Barbara Ridpath, Christian Century *
The editors describe this handbook as "an attempt to set Niebuhr in his own context and consider the relevance of his thought for our world today" — and this it does very well. * Rt Revd Dr John Saxbee, The Church Times *
This handbook is a worthy predecessor of Kegley's and Bretall's important 1956 volume Reinhold Niebuhr: His Religious, Social, and Political Thought. * Christoph Rohde, Foreign Affairs and Security Policy *
Table of ContentsList of Contributors Robin Lovin and Joshua Mauldin: Introduction PART I: NIEBUHR AND HIS TIMES 1: K. Healan Gaston: Niebuhr's Background: Family, Church, and Society 2: Jeremy Sabella: The 1930s: Economic Crisis and 'The End of an Era' 3: Graeme Smith: The 1940s: Global War and Global Responsibility 4: Andrew Finstuen: The 1950s: The Ironies of American Power 5: Gary Dorrien: The 1960s: The Struggle for Justice and the 'View from the Sidelines' PART II: ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES 6: William Stacy Johnson: H. Richard Niebuhr 7: Joshua Mauldin: Karl Barth 8: William Inboden: George Kennan 9: Daniel Rice: John Dewey 10: Adam Pryor: Paul Tillich 11: Francesca Cadeddu: John Courtney Murray 12: Susannah Heschel: Abraham Heschel 13: Peter J. Paris: Martin Luther King, Jr. PART III: THEOLOGICAL STARTING POINTS 14: Douglas F. Ottati: God 15: Richard Crouter: Sin 16: Frederick V. Simmons: Love 17: D. Stephen Long: Christology 18: David True: Ecclesiology 19: Jodie L. Lyon: Eschatology PART IV: ETHICS 20: Kevin Carnahan: Moral Realism 21: Gerald McKenny: Human Nature and Moral Norms 22: Robin Lovin: Justice 23: William Schweiker: Responsibility 24: Daniel A. Morris: Tragedy and Irony 25: Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty: Feminism 26: Eric Gregory: Democracy PART V: POLITICS AND POLICY 27: G. Scott Davis: Violence, Pacifism, and the Use of Force 28: C. Melissa Snarr: Economic Justice 29: Alda Balthrop-Lewis: Nature and Environment 30: Traci C. West: Racial Justice 31: Rebekah Miles: Family, Sexuality, and Society 32: Heather A. Warren: American Foreign Policy 33: Richard J. Hoskins: International Relations Theory 34: Scott Paeth: Nations and Nationalism PART VI: NIEBUHR'S LEGACY 35: Stanley Hauerwas: Reinhold Niebuhr: An Insightful Theologian 36: Jeffrey Stout: The Ironies of Proximate Justice 37: John Bew: The Art of Imperial Politics and the Interminable Frustrations of History 38: Robin Lovin: Two Students: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Kiyoko Takeda
