Walter Rauschenbusch then and now
William Pitts examines the era when the Social Gospel was new—and controversial.
Reinhold Niebuhr
Maybe Christian Realism is the best option we have today.
Global cooperation is important.
For a Niebuhrian, the former FBI director doesn't seem to have much self-doubt.
Ralph Ellison’s theology made visible
Cooper Harriss aims to rescue Ellison from neglect and misinterpretation—by reading him alongside theologians.
In worship, our moral compass is recalibrated—with the help of others.
Religious leaders as different as William Barber and Russell Moore reflect Reinhold Niebuhr's insights.
Martin Doblmeier’s new documentary shows how theology drives our use of power.
America’s War for the Greater Middle East, by Andrew J. Bacevich
Bacevich provides another case of the fraught dream of managing history that Reinhold Niebuhr critiqued.