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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, other writings writings on current events 19281967, prayers, sermons and lectures on faith and belief, ed. Niebuhr is trying to discover what justice is, and whether or not it is possible to determine if nations are progressing or regressing towards justice. Widely read and continually relevant, this book marked niebuhr s decisive brea. Arguably his most famous book, moral man and immoral society is reinhold niebuhrs important early study 1932 in ethics and politics. The thesis of the book is that people are more likely to sin as members of groups than as individuals. In moral man and immoral society, reinhold niebuhr, a protestant pastor, theologian, and political philosopher who lived from 18921971, offers a sobering and tragic reflection on the limitations of human morality while offering a pragmatic analysis of how the human race should pursue its elusive dreams of world peace. Later he saw these as ultimately the fruit of the insecurity and anxious defensiveness of humans in their finiteness. This is my book summary of moral man and immoral society. A study in ethics and politics by reinhold niebuhr one of the foremost philsophers and theologians of the twentieth century, reinhold niebuhr was for many years a professor at union theological seminary, new york city. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read moral man and immoral society. Moral man and immoral society continuum impacts 9780826477149 by niebuhr, reinhold and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A study in ethics and politics reinhold niebuhr one of the foremost philosophers and theologians of the twentieth century, reinhold n iebuhr was for many years a professor at union theological seminary, new york city.
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