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Reinhold Niebuhr: New Orthodoxy for Old Liberalism

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Reinhold Niebuhr has profoundly affected American thought in theology, on society, and about politics. He has puzzled more than one of his many critics and commentators, especially by the veritable panorama of doctrines which, at one time or another, he has appeared to advocate: several varieties of socialism, liberalism, and what seems to be a sort of mellow conservatism. The confusion engendered by this ideological medley has not been alleviated either by the voluminous extent of his writings, or by his teutonic, yet highly personal style. But Niebuhr's policy suggestions have been shaped in response to changing conditions in the political world. Deeper analysis reveals a remarkably consistent teaching, present in all essential respects at least as early as his Moral Man and Immoral Society, which if not a philosophy, is at least a theology of politics. The scope of this paper prevents any examination of the entire intellectual pilgrimage of Reinhold Niebuhr; I shall confine my attention to the main lines of his political teaching.

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  • McWilliams, Wilson Carey, 1962. "Reinhold Niebuhr: New Orthodoxy for Old Liberalism," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 56(4), pages 874-885, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:56:y:1962:i:04:p:874-885_07
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