Christian Realism

Was Jesus a Pacifist?
The Holy Week Reader—Monday: A Savior Who Overturns Tables

The cleansing of the temple reveals the character of our Messiah and is a model for those who would follow him.

Niebuhr and Gandhi: Comparative Religious Realism

Ghandi and Niebuhr both believed in the power of religion to shape societies and history

Pacem in Terris and Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger thought deeply about the legacy of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical “Pacem in Terris” (Peace on Earth)

Auschwitz holocaust
To Remember is an Action Verb

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among much else, it reminds us that the distinction between good and evil–the ability to make it–is essential to human flourishing.

Reinhold Niebuhr’s Vision of the Future

Reinhold Niebuhr’s never-before-published article from 1953 on the future he hoped to live in

Paul Miller Christianity & National Security 2023

Paul Miller’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. You all have been a great and patient and very intelligent…

Rebeccah Heinrichs Christianity & National Security 2023

Rebeccah Heinrich’s lecture at Christianity & National Security 2023. Hello, everyone. I’m excited to introduce our next speaker Rebecca Heinrichs,…

Reinhold Niebuhr’s Rejection

By their fruits he shall know them.

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