Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971

Overview

Works:	1,627 works in 4,167 publications in 7 languages and 92,579 library holdings
Genres:	History Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Biographies
Subject Headings:
Roles:	Author, Speaker, Other, Author of introduction, Creator, Editor, Honoree, Translator, Contributor, Attributed name, Commentator for written text, Lyricist
Classifications:	BX4827.N5, 233

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Reinhold Niebuhr

Reinhold Niebuhr : a political account by Paul Charles Merkley( )
Reinhold Niebuhr by Nathan A Scott( Book )
Glimmer of a new Leviathan : total war in the realism of Niebuhr, Morgenthau, and Waltz by Campbell Craig( )
Reinhold Niebuhr : a biography by Richard Wightman Fox( Book )
Reinhold Niebuhr : his religious, social, and political thought by Charles W Kegley( Book )

Original sin and everyday Protestants : the theology of Reinhold Niebuhr, Billy Graham, and Paul Tillich in an age of anxiety by Andrew S Finstuen( )
Why Niebuhr matters by Charles C Lemert( )
Reinhold Niebuhr, prophet to politicians by Ronald H Stone( Book )
Courage to change; an introduction to the life and thought of Reinhold Niebuhr by June Bingham( Book )
The Protestant search for political realism, 1919-1941 by Donald B Meyer( Book )
The promise of Reinhold Niebuhr by Gabriel Fackre( Book )
Virtue and irony in American democracy : revisiting Dewey and Niebuhr by Daniel A Morris( )
Democratic humility : Reinhold Niebuhr, neuroscience, and America's political crisis by Christopher Beem( )
Reinhold Niebuhr and his circle of influence by Daniel F Rice( )
The thought of Reinhold Niebuhr by Gordon Harland( Book )
Christian realism and liberation theology : practical theologies in creative conflict by Dennis McCann( Book )
Reinhold Niebuhr : prophet from America by D. R Davies( Book )
The doctrine of humanity in the theology of Reinhold Niebuhr by Kenneth Hamilton( )
The Legacy of Reinhold Niebuhr by Nathan A Scott( Book )
The irony of Barack Obama : Barack Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr, and the problem of Christian statecraft by R. Ward Holder( )

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Most widely held works by Reinhold Niebuhr

The essential Reinhold Niebuhr : selected essays and addresses by Reinhold Niebuhr( )

19 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Theologians, ethicist, and political analyst, Reinhold Neiburh, was a towering figure of twentieth-century religious thought. In this important book, the best of Neiburh's essays have been brought together for the first time. Selected, edited, and introduced by Robert McAffee Brown - a student and friend of Nieburh's and himself a distinguished thoelogian - the works included here testify to the brilliant polemics, incisive analysis, and deep faith that characterized the whole of Neibuhr's life"--Back cover

The nature and destiny of man : a Christian interpretation by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

192 editions published between 1900 and 2004 in 6 languages and held by 3,241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comprising of the author's Gifford Lectures, this book challenges western civilization to re-examine the basis of its most widely accepted beliefs. Dr. Niebuhr shows that the biblical-Christian view of man's fate offers a more meaningful interpretation of history than any alternative presuppositions

Moral man and immoral society : a study in ethics and politics by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

115 editions published between 1932 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Moral Man and Immoral Society is Reinhold Niebuhr's important early study in ethics and politics. Forthright and realistic, it discusses the inevitability of social conflict, the brutal behavior of human collectives of every sort, the inability of rationalists and social scientists to even imagine the realities of collective power, and, ultimately, how individual morality can overcome social immorality."--BOOK JACKET

The irony of American history by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

56 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 2,547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The substance of this volume consists of two series of lectures. Both Lectureships dealt with the position of our nation in the present world situation, as interpreted from the standponit of the Christian faith

The children of light and the children of darkness, a vindication of democracy and a critique of its traditional defence by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

86 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in English and German and held by 2,047 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 world war between totalitarian and democratic forces, Niebuhr & rsquo;s book took up the timely question of how democracy as a political system could best be defended. Most proponents of democracy, Niebuhr claimed, were & ldquo;children of light, & rdquo; who had optimistic but na̐ve ideas ab

An interpretation of Christian ethics by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

114 editions published between 1935 and 2013 in English and Chinese and held by 1,927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In An Interpretation of Christian Ethics, Niebuhr explores the conflict and reconciliation of the Christian ideal of unlimited love with the pride and injustice of human society

Faith and history; a comparison of Christian and modern views of history by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

38 editions published between 1949 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,618 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The prominent philosopher cites the similarities and differences in the church's interpretation of history and the ideas of modern secular culture

Beyond tragedy; essays on the Christian interpretation of history by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

65 editions published between 1937 and 1984 in English and held by 1,500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirteen-year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in a Mexican border town, develops a strange friendship with an emotionally disturbed American soldier who decides to help him get across the border

Love and justice; selections from the shorter writings of Reinhold Niebuhr by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

31 editions published between 1957 and 2016 in English and German and held by 1,398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Man's nature and his communities : essays on the dynamics and enigmas of man's personal and social existence by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

22 editions published between 1965 and 1988 in English and held by 1,214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduction : changing perspectives -- Man's nature and his communities -- Man's tribalism as one source of his inhumanity -- Man's selfhood in its self-seeking and self-giving

The self and the dramas of history by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

37 editions published between 1946 and 2011 in English and Japanese and held by 1,197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The mysteries of human selfhood and the religious dimensions of this problem, as affected by the Graeco-Hebraic components of western thought, and as affecting the attempts of the human self to build communities

Christian realism and political problems by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

31 editions published between 1953 and 1977 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The structure of nations and empires; a study of the recurring patterns and problems of the political order in relation to the unique problems of the nuclear age by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

19 editions published between 1959 and 1977 in English and held by 1,145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Faith and politics : a commentary on religious, social, and political thought in a technological age by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

15 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 1,131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pious and secular America by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

15 editions published between 1958 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pious and secular America -- Frustration in mid-century -- Higher education in America -- Russia and America : a study in historical contingency -- Liberty and equality -- Justice to the American Negro from state, community and church -- The relations of Christians and Jews in western civilization -- The impulse for perfection and the impulse for community -- Mystery and meaning

Christianity and power politics by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

40 editions published between 1940 and 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,025 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Nation so conceived; reflections on the history of America from its early visions to its present power by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

21 editions published between 1963 and 1983 in English and held by 966 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The democratic experience: past and prospects by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

16 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays in applied Christianity by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

15 editions published between 1959 and 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reinhold Niebuhr on politics; his political philosophy and its application to our age as expressed in his writings by Reinhold Niebuhr( Book )

11 editions published between 1960 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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