The theological vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's The irony of American history: "in the battle and above it"

Reinhold Niebuhr remains a reference point in an ongoing national conversation about America's role in the world. Commentators with divergent political and religious views draw upon his 1951 work, 'The Irony of American History'. In this book Scott R. Erwin brings an appreciation of N...

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Main Author: Erwin, Scott R. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
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Reviews:The theological vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's ‘The irony of American history’. In the battle and above it. By Scott R. Erwin. (Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs.) Pp. vii+185. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. £50. 978 0 19 967837 2 (2014) (Lovin, Robin W., 1946 -)
Edition:1. ed.
Series/Journal:Oxford theology and religion monographs
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971, The irony of American history / Political theology
B Niebuhr, Reinhold 1892-1971 / USA / Politics
Further subjects:B Cold War
B Christianity and politics
B Thesis
B Niebuhr, Reinhold (1892-1971) Irony of American history
B United States Foreign relations 1945-1953
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Summary:Reinhold Niebuhr remains a reference point in an ongoing national conversation about America's role in the world. Commentators with divergent political and religious views draw upon his 1951 work, 'The Irony of American History'. In this book Scott R. Erwin brings an appreciation of Niebuhr's theological vision to aid understanding of Irony
ISBN:0199678375