The Oxford Handbook of Reinhold Niebuhr

Reinhold Niebuhr was a theologian, writer, and public intellectual who influenced religious leaders and social activists in the United States over four crucial decades in the middle of the twentieth century. The Oxford Handbook of Reinhold Niebuhr traces the development of his work through those years and provides an introduction to the dialogue partners and intellectual adversaries whom he influenced and who shaped his own thinking. It deals with major topics in theology and ethics, providing systematic focus to Niebuhr's wide-ranging works that were directed to many different audiences. Later chapters examine Niebuhr's contributions to political thinking and policy making on issues including international relations, pacifism and the use of force, racial and economic justice, family life and gender equality, and environmental concerns. The concluding section examines Niebuhr's legacy and continuing influence.

Robin Lovin, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics emeritus, Southern Methodist University and a Visiting Scholar in Theology, Loyola University Chicago,Joshua Mauldin, Associate Director, Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton

Robin Lovin is Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics emeritus at Southern Methodist University and a Visiting Scholar in Theology at Loyola University Chicago.


Joshua Mauldin is Associate Director of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton.

List of Contributors
Introduction, Robin Lovin and Joshua Mauldin
PART I: NIEBUHR AND HIS TIMES
1. Niebuhr's Background: Family, Church, and Society, K. Healan Gaston
2. The 1930s: Economic Crisis and 'The End of an Era', Jeremy Sabella
3. The 1940s: Global War and Global Responsibility, Graeme Smith
4. The 1950s: The Ironies of American Power, Andrew Finstuen
5. The 1960s: The Struggle for Justice and the 'View from the Sidelines', Gary Dorrien
PART II: ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES
6. H. Richard Niebuhr, William Stacy Johnson
7. Karl Barth, Joshua Mauldin
8. George Kennan, William Inboden
9. John Dewey, Daniel Rice
10. Paul Tillich, Adam Pryor
11. John Courtney Murray, Francesca Cadeddu
12. Abraham Heschel, Susannah Heschel
13. Martin Luther King, Jr., Peter J. Paris
PART III: THEOLOGICAL STARTING POINTS
14. God, Douglas F. Ottati
15. Sin, Richard Crouter
16. Love, Frederick V. Simmons
17. Christology, D. Stephen Long
18. Ecclesiology, David True
19. Eschatology, Jodie L. Lyon
PART IV: ETHICS
20. Moral Realism, Kevin Carnahan
21. Human Nature and Moral Norms, Gerald McKenny
22. Justice, Robin Lovin
23. Responsibility, William Schweiker
24. Tragedy and Irony, Daniel A. Morris
25. Feminism, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty
26. Democracy, Eric Gregory
PART V: POLITICS AND POLICY
27. Violence, Pacifism, and the Use of Force, G. Scott Davis
28. Economic Justice, C. Melissa Snarr
29. Nature and Environment, Alda Balthrop-Lewis
30. Racial Justice, Traci C. West
31. Family, Sexuality, and Society, Rebekah Miles
32. American Foreign Policy, Heather A. Warren
33. International Relations Theory, Richard J. Hoskins
34. Nations and Nationalism, Scott Paeth
PART VI: NIEBUHR'S LEGACY
35. Reinhold Niebuhr: An Insightful Theologian, Stanley Hauerwas
36. The Ironies of Proximate Justice, Jeffrey Stout
37. The Art of Imperial Politics and the Interminable Frustrations of History, John Bew
38. Two Students: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Kiyoko Takeda, Robin Lovin