Christian Realism

This article about the reality of God’s eternal love and justice amidst the context of World War II was originally published in Christianity & Crisis on May 18, 1942.

From the Print Edition: Morality & Interests in Syria

This article about the role and need for the clergy to serve as Chaplains during World War II was originally published in Christianity & Crisis in 1942.

75 years ago, Executive Order 9066, forcibly relocating Japanese Americans, went into full effect. Reinhold Niebuhr didn’t think it should have.

This article about the morality and justification of World War II and the Church was originally published in Christianity & Crisis in 1942.

Why is the just war tradition seemingly so easily abused?

Christians have a sacred duty to help ensure that achieving victory in wars abroad does not come at the cost of losing peace at home

A Christian realist approach to thinking about faith and political structure

At the advent of the US entry into WWII, the character of Abraham Lincoln’s wartime presidency had much to commend to a nation newly entered into conflict. It has much to commend to us now, as well.