02781cam a2200409 i 4500 510746779 TxAuBib 20211103120000.0 140627s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2015013388 9781598533750 HRD 42.50 1598533754 HRD 42.50 TxAuBib rda Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 Irony of American history. Reinhold Niebuhr [BOOK] : major works on religion and politics / Reinhold Niebuhr ; Elisabeth Sifton, editor. New York, New York : The Library of America, 2015. viii, 962 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Library of America Includes bibliographical references (pages 904-940) and index. Leaves from the notebook of a tamed cynic -- Moral man and immoral society -- The children of light and the children of darkness -- The irony of American history -- Writings on current events -- Prayers -- Sermons and lectures on faith and belief. “One of my favorite philosophers,” remarked Barack Obama about the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) in 2007. President Obama is but one of the many American political leaders—including Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr.—to be influenced by Niebuhr’s writings. Throughout the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, Niebuhr was one of the most prominent public voices of his time, probing with singular style the question of how to act morally in a fallen world. This Library of America volume, prepared by Niebuhr’s daughter, is a collection of four indispensable books—Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic (1929), Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932), The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944), and The Irony of American History (1952)—and other essays, sermons, and lectures. Notable entries include Niebuhr's world-famous Serenity Prayer, plus his writings on Prohibition, the Allied bombing of Germany, apartheid in South Africa, and the Vietnam War—many of which are collected here for the first time. Provided by publisher. 20211103. Theology. Social ethics. Political ethics. Christian ethics. Democracy. United States History Philosophy. United States Civilization. United States Foreign relations 20th century. United States Foreign relations 1945-1953. Sifton, Elisabeth, editor. Library of America.