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When Barack Obama praised the writings of Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to his election, he joined a long line of politicians who engaged with Niebuhr's ideas. This book discusses how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and...

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Other Authors: Harries, Richard, 1936-, Platten, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971
Niebuhr, Reinhold.
Christianity and politics.
Christian ethics.
Political ethics.
Christianisme et politique.
Morale politique.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Ethics.
Christian ethics
Christianity and politics
Political ethics
Christliche Ethik
Politische Ethik
Christliche Politik
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:When Barack Obama praised the writings of Reinhold Niebuhr in the run up to his election, he joined a long line of politicians who engaged with Niebuhr's ideas. This book discusses how a re-evaluation of Niebuhr's thought can help inform contemporary debates on Christian social ethics and other wider theological issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 260 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252) and index.
ISBN:9780191573378
019157337X
9780199571833
019957183X