Leaves From The Notebook Of A Tamed Cynic

Author : Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781646982004

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Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic by Reinhold Niebuhr Pdf

Renowned theologian Reinhold Niebuhr began his career as pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church in Detroit, Michigan, where he served from 1915–1928. Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic is Niebuhr's account of the frustrations and joys he experienced during his years at Bethel. Addressed to young ministers, this book provides reflections and insights for those engaged in the challenging yet infinitely rewarding occupation of pastoral ministry. With a foreword from Jonathan Walton on Niebuhr's enduring insights into the challenges and relevance of pastoral ministry, this powerful book remains as useful today as it was last century.

Author : Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297544021

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Leaves from the Note Book of a Tamed Cynic by Reinhold Niebuhr Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1296028925

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Leaves from the Note Book of a Tamed Cynic - Scholar's Choice Edition by Reinhold Niebuhr Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gary Dorrien
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444393798

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Social Ethics in the Making by Gary Dorrien Pdf

In the early 1880s, proponents of what came to be called “the social gospel” founded what is now known as social ethics. This ambitious and magisterial book describes the tradition of social ethics: one that began with the distinctly modern idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. Charts the story of social ethics - the idea that Christianity has a social-ethical mission to transform society - from its roots in the nineteenth century through to the present day Discusses and analyzes how different traditions of social ethics evolved in the realms of the academy, church, and general public Looks at the wide variety of individuals who have been prominent exponents of social ethics from academics and self-styled “public intellectuals” through to pastors and activists Set to become the definitive reference guide to the history and development of social ethics Recipient of a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 award

Author : Gary J. Dorrien
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664223559

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The Making of American Liberal Theology by Gary J. Dorrien Pdf

In this first of three volumes, Dorrien identifies the indigenous roots of American liberal theology and demonstrates a wider, longer-running tradition than has been thought. The tradition took shape in the nineteenth century, motivated by a desire to map a modernist "third way" between orthodoxy and rationalistic deism/atheism. It is defined by its openness to modern intellectual inquiry; its commitment to the authority of individual reason and experience; its conception of Christianity as an ethical way of life; and its commitment to make Christianity credible and socially relevant to modern people. Dorrien takes a narrative approach and provides a biographical reading of important religious thinkers of the time, including William E. Channing, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Horace Bushnell, Henry Ward Beecher, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Charles Briggs. Dorrien notes that, although liberal theology moved into elite academic institutions, its conceptual foundations were laid in the pulpit rather than the classroom.

Author : Barry K. Morris
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498221436

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Hopeful Realism in Urban Ministry by Barry K. Morris Pdf

What, pray tell, does a faithful urban ministry require if not a triadic relationship of prayer, justice, and hope? Could such a theologically conjunctive relationship of prayer, justice, and hope fortify urban ministry and challenge students and practitioners to ponder and practice beyond the box? Frequently, justice is collapsed to charity, hope into wishful thinking or temporarily arrested despair, and prayer a grasp at quick-fix interventions. An urban ministry's steadfast public and prophetic witness longs for the depth and width of this triad. Via three countries' decades of endeavors, one chapter brainstorms urban ministry practices while another's literature survey signals crucial convictions. Amid many, seminal theologians are summoned to ground urban ministry intimations and implications: Niebuhr on justice, Moltmann on hope, and Merton on contemplative prayer. Evident is passion that fuels compassion in the service of justice, hope that engages despair, and prayer that draws from the contemplative center of it all--thankful resources for long haul ministry. The triad presses to illumine a concrete ministry's engagement of relentless, forced option issues yet with significant networks resourcing. Contrast-awareness animates endurance. The summary exegetes the original grace-based serenity prayer. Hence, hope vitally balances realism's temptation to cynicism. Realism saves hope from irrelevancy.

Author : Reinhold Niebuhr
Publisher : Library of America
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781598534054

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Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics by Reinhold Niebuhr Pdf

A definitive collection of the theologian and public intellectual who was the conscience of the American Century. “One of my favorite philosophers,” remarked Barack Obama about the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) in 2007. President Obama is but one of the many American political leaders—including Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr.—to be influenced by Niebuhr’s writings. Throughout the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, Niebuhr was one of the most prominent public voices of his time, probing with singular style the question of how to act morally in a fallen world. This Library of America volume, prepared by Niebuhr’s daughter, Elisabeth Sifton, collects four indispensable books: Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic (1929), Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932), The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944), and The Irony of American History (1952), along with a selection of essays, sermons, lectures, prayers, including his world-famous Serenity Prayer, and writings on current events—Prohibition, the Allied bombing of Germany, apartheid in South Africa, the Vietnam War—many of which are collected here for the first time.

Author : Richard Harries,Stephen Platten
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199571833

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Reinhold Niebuhr and Contemporary Politics by Richard Harries,Stephen Platten Pdf

A timely, collaborative re-evaluation of Reinhold Niebuhr's work that reflects on his notable contribution to Christian social ethics, the Christian doctrine of humanity and the engagement of Christian thought with contemporary politics.

Author : Elizabeth C. Nordbeck,Lowell H. Zuck
Publisher : The Pilgrim Press
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780829820966

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Consolidation and Expansion: by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck,Lowell H. Zuck Pdf

"Consolidation and Expansion" studies the movements, controversies, and theologies of the four major precursors to the United Church of Christ: the Christians, the German Evangelicals, the Congregationalists, and the German Reformed tradition. Edited by Elizabeth C. Nordbeck and Lowell H. Zuck. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Author : Michael Jinkins
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802863003

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Called to Be Human by Michael Jinkins Pdf

In this manual for living the Christian life, the author explores the so-called Big Questions that challenge people of all ages: What is it to be human? Why am I here? What can I believe in? How should I invest my life? Through these letters written to his own adult children, Jinkins converses with a startling range of thinkers and writers - from Calvin to Rumi - and offers searching, loving testimony to his own faith. In doing so, he is critical not only of "religion" and the church but also of mere vapid "spirituality." This book offers vital food for thought - and for authentic Christian living. -- Publisher.

Author : James M. Russell
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472136947

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A Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics by James M. Russell Pdf

This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that come from beyond any religious tradition. While written from within the Christian tradition, and offering introductions to the writings of medieval mystics, Quakers and modern evangelists, both Protestant and Catholic, it also looks at classics of secular spirituality and writings from different religious traditions. Each book is explained to convey a brief idea of what each one has to offer the interested reader, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a quick sense of what each writer is like to read and a highly compressed summary of the main points of the book in question. This is an excellent reference to dip into, but within sections such as Early Christian Classics, Secular Texts, Lives of Inspiration and Alternative Approaches, the books are arranged chronologically, revealing some interesting juxtapositions and connections between them.

Author : Thomas Lewis Schubeck
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608334025

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Love That Does Justice by Thomas Lewis Schubeck Pdf

Author : Finstuen
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781458782311

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Original Sin and Everyday Protestants by Finstuen Pdf

In the years following World War II, American Protestantism experienced tremendous growth, but conventional wisdom holds that midcentury Protestants practiced an optimistic, progressive, complacent, and materialist faith. In Original Sin and Everyday Protestants, historian Andrew Finstuen argues against this prevailing view, showing that theolog...

Author : Hannah Schell,Daniel Ott
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451487732

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Christian Thought in America by Hannah Schell,Daniel Ott Pdf

This book offers a short, accessible overview of the history of Christian thought in America, from the Puritans and other colonials to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Each chapter concludes with a short bibliography of recent scholarship for further reading.

Author : D. R. Davies
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781532693571

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Reinhold Niebuhr by D. R. Davies Pdf

Excerpt from Reinhold Niebuhr: Prophet From America In this he 15 a very untypical American, but very typical of prophetic Christianity. In his sociological thinking phe has anticipated a whole social development. He has kept one step ahead of history. That' 5 what makes him a prophetic, Christian revolutionary. But also it is what makes him difficult for so many good, uncomplicated souls to under stand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.