Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. The recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964, he wrote many books, including The Irony of American History, also recently republished by the University of Chicago Press.
"I love him. He's one of my favorite philosophers." (President Barack Obama) "Dr. Niebuhr is in our time one of the ablest spokesmen among theologians. And he brings to his chosen task rare gifts and wide-ranging interests." (New Republic) "[A] clear and impressive statement of [Niebuhr's] views on fundamental political and social problems." (Spectator) "[A] brilliant and creative vindication of democracy... a theology of Western culture which remains intellectually unsurpassed." (Larry Rasmussen in Reinhold Niebuhr: Theologian of Public Life)"
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