H. Richard Niebuhr

(1894-1962)
His theology (together with that of his colleague at Yale, Hans Frie) has been one of the main sources of post-liberal theology, sometimes called the "Yale School".
Relation to Karl Barth, Ernst Troeltsch, & Paul Tillich
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HIS WORKS
Books
The Social Sources of Denominationalism (1929) Purchase
Related articles: The Changing Nature of Denominational Life | Denomination/Denominationalism

The Church Against the World by H. Richard Niebuhr,
Wilhelm Pauck and Francis P. Miller (1935): Read online

The Purpose of the Church and Its Ministry (1956): Read it

The Kingdom of God in America (1937) Purchase

The Meaning of Revelation (1941) Purchase

Christ and Culture (1951) Purchase | My study |
Related Articles: Niebuhr's Christ and Culture Reexamined
The “Enduring Problem” of Christ and Culture
Christianity and Cultures: Transforming Niebuhr's Categories
Yoder’s Christ and Girard’s Culture: | In the World, but … |
Christ and the Heavy Metal Subculture: Journal of Religion and Society
**More links on my study page for Christ & Culture**

Radical Monotheism and Western Culture (1960) Read online

The Responsible Self (1962) Purchase

Faith on Earth: An Inquiry into the Structure of Human Faith (1989). Purchase
The Reconstruction of Faith (read this excerpt from the book)
Some of his Articles
The Responsibility of the Church for Society
The Anachronism of John Edwards
Utilitarian Christianity



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