Why Niebuhr Matters

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was a Protestant preacher, an influential religious thinker, and an important moral guide in mid-twentieth-century America. Offering an overview of Niebuhr's career, this title analyzes how Niebuhr provides the answers we ache for in the face of seismic shifts in the global order.

About the author

Charles Lemert is University Professor and Andrus Professor of Social Theory Emeritus at Wesleyan University and Senior Fellow of the Center for Comparative Research at Yale University.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Lemert
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.01.2012
• EAN: 9780300175424
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17542-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy