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“To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy themselves in an effort to prove they are indestructible.” 0000001371 00000 n
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Niebuhr's primary work on the relation of the Christian to society is find in Moral man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics. 0000005696 00000 n
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He is the author of many classics in their field, including The Nature and Destiny of Man, Moral Man and Immoral Society… 0000011274 00000 n
“The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.” ”
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tags: democracy, ethics, faith, ignorance, illusion, morality, people, politics, reason, society.
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“Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed.” “Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. 0000007416 00000 n
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There laughter is swallowed up in prayer and humour is fulfilled by faith. 0000009859 00000 n
Forthright and realistic, Moral Man and Immoral Society argues that … L'historien Arthur Schlesinger a décrit l'héritage de Niebuhr comme étant disputé entre libéraux et conservateurs américai… “One of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for its finite existence at the very moment when the decay which leads to death has already begun.” 0000011759 00000 n
“When economic power desires to be left alone it uses the philosophy of laissez faire to discourage political restraint upon economic freedom.
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Laughter must be heard in the outer courts of religion, and the echoes of it should resound in the sanctuary; but there is no laughter in the holy of holies. ― Reinhold Niebuhr, Moral Man and Immoral Society: Study in Ethics and Politics.
The title itself basically lays out the thesis -- individuals are much more likely to behave morally than groups. 0000007225 00000 n
“I wonder if anyone who needs a snappy song service can really appreciate the meaning of the cross.” “Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.” “Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. If any one idea dominates the teachings of Jesus, it is his opposition to the self-righteousness of the righteous.” Sa pensée a influencé de nombreuses personnalités politiques américaines, notamment Barack Obama1. “Humor is a prelude to faith, and laughter is the beginning of prayer.” 0000006498 00000 n
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“Rationality belongs to the cool observer, but because of the stupidity of the average man, he follows not reason, but faith, and the naive faith requires necessary illusion and emotionally potent oversimplifications which are provided by the myth-maker to keep ordinary person on course.” “Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. 0000003706 00000 n
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One of the foremost philsophers and theologians of the twentieth century, Reinhold Niebuhr was for many years a Professor at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. Arguably his most famous book, Moral Man and Immoral Society is Reinhold Niebuhr's important early study (1932) in ethics and politics. 0000003529 00000 n