The Nature and Destiny of Man: A Christian Interpretation: Volume One: Human Nature; Volume Two: Human Destiny Contributor(s): Niebuhr, Reinhold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664257097 ISBN-13: 9780664257095 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $63.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: Arguably Niebuhl's most important work, this book offers a sustained articulation of his theological ethics and is considered a landmark in 20th-century thought. This book issues a challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible. The growth, corruption and purification of the important Western emphases on individuality are chronicled here insightfully. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Civilization - Religion | Christian Theology - Anthropology - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
Dewey: 233 |
LCCN: 96032259 |
Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6.06" W x 9.12" (2.03 lbs) 684 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: The Nature and Destiny of Man issues a vigorous challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible, particularly the Hebraic tradition. The growth, corruption, and purification of the important Western emphases on individuality are insightfully chronicled here. This book is arguably Reinhold Niebuhr's most important work. It offers a sustained articulation of Niebuhr's theological ethics and is considered a landmark in twentieth-century thought. The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Niebuhr, Reinhold: - "Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971) was an ethicist, theologian, and political philosopher who taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York City from 1928 to 1960. Before that, for thirteen years, he was minister of Detroit's Bethel Evangelical Church." |