Why Niebuhr Matters (Why X Matters Series) - Hardcover

Charles Lemert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300175426 ISBN 13: 9780300175424

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Niebuhr

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"From beginning to end this book is a wonderful read-brisk, intelligent, and relevant, filled with delicious asides, personal reflections, and unexpected turns."-Alan Wolfe, Boston College -- Alan Wolfe "Reinhold Niebuhr's account of moral engagement in the face of both impersonal social systems and more personal forms of evil does indeed matter today. So does his example. Charles Lemert tells Neibuhr's story with feeling and analyzes his writings with intelligence. I'm both moved and grateful."-Craig Calhoun, President, Social Science Research Council -- Craig Calhoun "A lifetime of academic study and theological reflection has prepared Charles Lemert to write this lucid and moving interpretation of Reinhold Niebuhr. Lemert, one of America's most distinguished sociologists, can portray the influence of thinkers as diverse as Max Weber and St. Augustine on Niebuhr's work. Gifted with a crystal clear writing style, Lemert has produced that rarest of treasures: a serious scholarly work that wears its learning lightly and that is immediately accessible to the interested lay reader."-Walter Russell Mead, Editor-at-Large of The American Interest -- Walter Russell Mead "Reinhold Niebuhr, as a theologian and political thinker, has never been more urgently relevant than he is today. Charles Lemert has eloquently located Niebuhr's work in its original setting while highlighting its critical importance to the international moral dilemmas we currently face. This well-crafted book is for anyone interested in the interaction of religion, politics and morality."-Harvey Cox, Harvard University -- Harvey Cox "A gifted and creative expositor, Lemert provides careful analyses of Niebuhr's most important works, the develoment of his thinking in response to his own life history and concurrent world events, and his study of thinkers like Augustine and Max Weber... Scholars and laypersons alike will find this volume valuable. Highly recommended."-Choice -- P. L. Urban, Jr. Choice

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0300175426
• ISBN 13: 9780300175424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272