A podcast dedicated to the theology, ethics, and political philosophy of Reinhold Niebuhr.
The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 1955 article, "Why Ike Is Popular", and compare both the presidency and the republican party of Eisenhower's day with our own.
The hosts discuss a deep-cut from Niebuhr's catalogue, his article, "The Sources of American Prestige."
The hosts discuss Trump's second inaugural address through a Niebuhrian perspective.
The hosts discuss Augustine and Niebuhr with Dr. Michael Lamb.
The hosts discuss the final chapter of Niebuhr's Children of Light/Darkness with the one and only Dr. Scott Paeth.
The hosts discuss the fourth chapter of Niebuhr's The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
The hosts discuss the third chapter of Niebuhr's Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
The hosts discuss chapter 2 of Niebuhr's classic, The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
The hosts discuss the first chapter of Niebuhr's Children of Light and the Children of Darkness.
In this third interview with Dr. Gary Dorrien, the hosts discuss his forthcoming memoirs and kick off our series on The Children of Light and The Children of Darkness by going through his introduction to the newest print.
The hosts interview John Shelton on his latest piece drawing out the personal connections between Niebuhr and T.S. Eliot.
The hosts interview Niebuhr scholars Josefin Graef and Joshua Mauldin on both of their essays, updating Niebuhr's Children of Light/Darkness for a new world of global far right violence and shaky democratic domestic policy, respectively.
The hosts hold a dialogue between Dr. Jason Hudson and Dr. Clif Bailey as they parse out their similarities and differences in how each approach the technological society; the latter holding a Niebuhrian view, the former influenced primarily by Jacques Ellul & Wendell Berry.
The hosts interview Braden Moholek on his research interests regarding the place where theology and science mutually benefit one another, and discuss some of the more disturbing problems emerging from technological progress in the way of transhumanism.
The hosts interview Dr. Charles McDaniel to discuss economic-technical fusion within culture, the moral influences regarding the shape of technological progress, and how the church should understand technology in light of Niebuhr's critical insights.
In this second installment of the LTN tech series, the hosts interview Dr. Noreen Herzfeld on the challenges of AI and why we're even interested in creating AGI to begin with.
The hosts welcome back Dr. Jeremy Sabella to discuss his 2012 article on technology, communities, and Niebuhr.
On this special Valentine's Day episode, the hosts are joined by researcher, Jen Treloar, to discuss Reinhold and Ursula's personal correspondences. It's about to get SPICY.
The hosts discuss Milbank's thoughts on Niebuhr and a range of issues, including Church & State, Foreign Relations, the West post-Nietzsche, technology, and even modal collapse.
In a very merry episode of LTN, the hosts interview Dr. Charles Mathewes about two of his articles--one, using Niebuhr's anthropology to critique his theology, and the other, an investigation of how Niebuhr relates to Virtue Ethics.
The hosts interview Dr. Melvin Rogers about his recently released book, The Darkened Light of Faith.
The hosts interview the man, the myth, the legend--the Godfather of Niebuhr Studies--Robin Lovin. Conversation ranges from Langdon Gilkey to human nature to runaway cyborg monsters terrorizing Morningside Heights.
The hosts discuss Niebuhr's chapter, "Humour and Faith", from his work Discerning the Signs of the Times with Dr. Jon Weatherly.
The hosts open the LTN October Interviews talking shop with international relations expert, Dr. Joseph Stieb, and discuss his article on Samuel Moyn's recently published work on Cold War Liberalism.
The hosts interview Drs David True and Tom James on their chapter in the book, Paradoxical Virtue--a volume co-edited by David True. The chapter is on virtue ethics and phronesis.
The LTN hosts interview Kevin Carnahan, discuss his book, Paradoxical Virtue, and apply Niebuhr to Virtue Ethics in the context of Justice.
The hosts interview Dr. Stanley Hauerwas and Dr. Gary Dorrien about Christianity in the public square, Barth/Niebuhr stuff, and more.
The hosts chat with foreign policy expert, Dr. Andrew Bacevich, about The Irony of American History, lessons we're still learning from it today, and more general conversations about Ukraine, Taiwan, and current U.S. illusions.
In this episode, the hosts interview Niebuhr scholar and Harvard Div lecturer on her forthcoming book, which reveals newly unearthed correspondences between the Niebuhr brothers that have immediate implications on how we understand both.
The hosts welcome on another guest co-host, Dr. Jeremy Sabella, to explore with them the final chapter of Niebuhr's 1937 book, Beyond Tragedy. Chapter title: "The Fulfillment of Life."
The hosts are joined by special guest co-host, Matt Andersen, to discuss the 14th chapter of Beyond Tragedy, The Kingdom Not of This World, which covers Jesus' dialogue with Pilate.
The hosts interview Dr. Josefin Graef on her upcoming project which explores an application of Niebuhr to right-wing extremism, race, and national collective memory.
The hosts--joined Eli Valentin--interview Shaun Casey about his new book, Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom, his time in Obama's State Department under Secretary John Kerry, and the role religion plays in foreign policy and diplomacy.
The hosts interview Dr. Scott Paeth on his book, The Niebuhr Brothers for Armchair Theologians.
The hosts interview Mark Tooley on his recent article involving police brutality and the Tyre Nichols murder.
Valentine's Day Special: The hosts interview prominent lawyer and columnist, Gordon Mehler, on his recent article which chronicles the unlikely friendship between Reinhold Niebuhr and Abraham Joshua Heschel.
"Two Parables About Judgment" The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 13th chapter in Beyond Tragedy that tries to reconcile the parables of the Last Judgment and the Laborers in the Vineyard.
"Zeal Without Knowledge" The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 12th chapter in Beyond Tragedy, particularly the way it foreshadows the easy/uneasy conscience Niebuhr will address in Nature and Destiny of Man.
Chapter 11: The Things that Are and the Things That Are Not In this episode, the hosts discuss Niebuhr's evolving philosophy of time by way of his continuation through Paul's first chapter of I Corinthians.
The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 10th chapter in Beyond Tragedy, "The Transvaluation of Values", where Niebuhr addresses Nietzsche's critique of Christianity with Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
The hosts discuss the 9th chapter of Beyond Tragedy, "The Suffering Servant and the Son of Man," and discuss how Christ's messianic claims should inform our politic.
The hosts meander through the maze of Niebuhr's 8th chapter in Beyond Tragedy, connecting the literary terms of tragedy and pity to Christian life.
The hosts look back on the month and list their highlights and regrets from each episode since the beginning of the October interviews, and conclude by taking turns answering one question: how would Niebuhr vote?
On this second episode of a double-episode Halloween special, the hosts critically reflect with Dr. Jon Weatherly on the second half of the book, "Christian Nationalism" by the Andrews Torba and Isker.
On this first episode of a double-episode Halloween special, the hosts critically reflect with Dr. Jeremy Sabella on the first half of the book, "Christian Nationalism" by the Andrews Torba and Isker.
In this episode, the hosts discus Niebuhr's final essay, 'The King's Chapel and the King's Court', which contrasts prophetic religion with power-friendly religion. The episode concludes with an interview with Dr. Amos Yong.
On this week's episode, the hosts converse with Niebuhr scholar, Matt Andersen, about the term ‘Realist' and whether Niebuhr even belongs in the category.
The hosts discuss the great Niebuhr V. Barth rivalry throughout their careers, and bring the discussion up to date in its application on current trends in theology and politics.
The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 7th chapter in Beyond Tragedy, which covers childhood, development, and maturity as applied to both nations and Christian life.
The hosts discuss the sixth chapter in Niebuhr's Beyond Tragedy, which is on the catastrophic nature of Christian development and its resiliency through the destruction left by its own pride by way of trust.
The Test of True Prophecy The hosts discuss Niebuhr's sermonic essay on Jeremiah's warning against false prophets. Topics include: false security, technology, the task of the prophet in today's age, and how to know who is a false prophet.
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