Reinhold Niebuhr in the 1960s : Christian realism for a secular age / Ronald H. Stone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stone, Ronald H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971.

Niebuhr, Reinhold.

Christianity and politics--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Christian sociology--History--20th century.

Christian sociology.

United States--History--1961-1969.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2019]

Summary:

The Civil Rights Movement. The Cuban Missile Crisis. The assassination of a president and a senator. Praise turns into protest; hope into disenchantment. The 1960s was an era born in hope that ended in deep conflict. during this era, Reinhold Niebuhr, once dubbed "America's theologian," retired from Union Seminary in New York. in this book, the author introduces us to Niebuhr's life in the 1960s from his critical vantage point as Niebuhr's former student and later, colleague. Though little has been published about this decade in Niebuhr's life, the author's analysis shows a theologian whose work shifts to speak more effectively to the less religious, more secular world around him. The author introduces readers to never-before-seen letters between the author and Reinhold and Ursula Niebuhr, which shed light not only on the impact Niebuhr had on the 1960s but also on the way the 1960s shaped Niebuhr.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Cold War empires

Human nature

Human destiny

Beginning the Kennedy era, 1960

International politics, 1962

The mounting racial crisis and democracy, 1963

President Johnson, 1964

"Man's Nature and His Communities," 1965

"Christianity and Crisis", 1966

Social myths and Cold War, 1967

"Faith and Politics," 1968

Democracy, 1969

Decline, 1970-71

Legacy

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5064-4625-6