Faith and history ; a comparison of Christian and modern views of history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1949.
Subjects:	History > Philosophy. Christianity > Philosophy. Apologetics. Apologetics > History > 20th century. Histoire > Philosophie. Christianisme > Philosophie. Histoire > Aspect religieux > Christianisme. Apologétique > Histoire > 20e siècle. Geschiedfilosofie. Heilsgeschiedenis.

Table of Contents:

The current refutation of the idea of redemption through progress
The history of the modern conception of history
Time as the stage of history
Similarities and differences between classical and modern ideas of meaning in history
The extravagant estimates of freedom in the progressive view of history
The identification of freedom and virtue in modern views of history
The biblical view : the sovereignty of God and universal history
The biblical view : moral meaning and moral obscurities of history
The foolishness of the cross and the sense of history
The validation of the Christian view of life and history
Beyond law and relativity
False absolutes in Christian interpretation of history
Fulfillments in history and the fulfillment of history
The church and the end of history.