„A Critical Student of Augustine” – Reinhold Niebuhr’s Interpretation of Augustine
Ádám Darabos
Abstract:In the past half-century, the American social sciences have been eager to research Reinhold Niebuhr’s ideas. Most current works on Niebuhr deal with either what Niebuhr thought or its contemporary consequences. This has distracted the attention from the “sources” of Niebuhr, namely, what kind of theoretical influences affected him while shaping his political thought. This objection is valid even in the case of (Saint) Augustine (354-430), who – based on the relevant literature, Niebuhr’s intellectual autobiogr… Show more
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