1. Paul Tillich (1886–1965); 2. John Dewey (1859–1952); 3. Norman Thomas (1884–1968); 4. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr (1917–2007); 5. Hans J. Morgenthau (1904–1980); 6. George F. Kennan (1904–2005); 7. Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965).
This book presents Reinhold Niebuhr, the prominent American theologian, in dialogue with seven individuals who each had a major influence on American life.
Daniel F. Rice is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. He is the author of Reinhold Niebuhr and John Dewey: An American Odyssey (1993) and editor of Reinhold Niebuhr Revisited: Engagements with an American Original (1999).
'This book is a keenly perceptive and richly informed account of
Reinhold Niebuhr's relationships with seven major intellectuals of
his time, written with Daniel Rice's customary lucidity.' Gary
Dorrien, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University
'Reinhold Niebuhr was a dialectical thinker, forming his ideas in
response to provocations from his colleagues and critics. Daniel
Rice gives us access to the people and ideas that were always on
Niebuhr's mind as he wrote. Reinhold Niebuhr and His Circle of
Influence is an important new look at a lively intellectual world
that shaped policy and society during critical years of the
twentieth century.' Robin W. Lovin, Southern Methodist
University
'Daniel Rice's book reminds us of Reinhold Niebuhr's vital place at
the center of twentieth-century American intellectual and political
life. The fascinating reconstructions of Niebuhr's exchanges with
key figures like Norman Thomas, John Dewey, and Felix Frankfurter
allow readers to experience the evolution of Niebuhr's
characteristically realistic, yet consistently humane, theological
perspective on pressing moral and political issues. This book will
not only be of great interest to students of Niebuhr's thought but
will also help to re-establish his importance in broader American
intellectual history - at a time when his wisdom and insight
remains as essential as ever.' Michael Joseph Smith, Sorensen
Professor of Political and Social Thought, University of Virginia
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