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... Reinhold Niebuhr indicate that Nie- buhr is relevant for our special crises and to the task of theological development today . More than seventy doctoral theses on Reinhold Niebuhr have already been written , and many more are in ...
... Reinhold Niebuhr indicate that Nie- buhr is relevant for our special crises and to the task of theological development today . More than seventy doctoral theses on Reinhold Niebuhr have already been written , and many more are in ...
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... Reinhold Niebuhr has combined Jeffersonian insight with Madisonian emphasis on the necessity to set up checks and balances to power : " Man's capacity for justice makes de- mocracy possible , but his inclination to injustice makes de ...
... Reinhold Niebuhr has combined Jeffersonian insight with Madisonian emphasis on the necessity to set up checks and balances to power : " Man's capacity for justice makes de- mocracy possible , but his inclination to injustice makes de ...
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... Reinhold Niebuhr is convinced that the insights of biblical faith are required if we are to read aright the signs of ... [ Reinhold Niebuhr 1952 , 149-150 ] . * * Reinhold Niebuhr , The Irony of American History . New York : Scribner's ...
... Reinhold Niebuhr is convinced that the insights of biblical faith are required if we are to read aright the signs of ... [ Reinhold Niebuhr 1952 , 149-150 ] . * * Reinhold Niebuhr , The Irony of American History . New York : Scribner's ...
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Lincoln and the Debate about Civil Religion | 41 |
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