Reinhold Niebuhr and contemporary politics God and power

When Barack Obama praised the writings of Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to his election, he joined a long line of politicians who engaged with Niebuhr's ideas. This book discusses how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harries, Richard
Other Authors: Platten, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2010, 2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:When Barack Obama praised the writings of Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to his election, he joined a long line of politicians who engaged with Niebuhr's ideas. This book discusses how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and other wider theological issues
Physical Description:xi, 260 p.
ISBN:9780191722264
019172226X