Niebuhr and Mission to the Jews

by Peter J. Leithart

Niebuhr's argument calling for an end to Christian missions to Jews was the culmination of a long theological development. Continue Reading »

29 Jul 2015

Obama, Lincoln & Niebuhr

by Mark Tooley

There are numerous defenders of President Obama’s prayer breakfast appeal for Christians to not “get on our high horse” about criticizing Islamic violence and to recall the Crusades, Inquisition and American racial segregation. 
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13 Feb 2015

In Praise of Passion

by Dale M. Coulter

As Robert Louis Wilken has noted on more than one occasion, Maximus the Confessor’s use of the phrase “blessed passion of love” evokes ideas that were important to Christian tradition. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2014

Children of Light and Children of Darkness

by Dale M. Coulter

This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Reinhold Niebuhr’s attempt to place the democratic experiment on more firm ground. His The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness represents Niebuhr’s effort to save democracy from itself. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2014