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Niebuhr’s European Impressions: From Truman Doctrine to State Churches
“European Impressions,” by Reinhold NiebuhrMay 12, 1947 A three months visit in Europe must not tempt the observer to too many neat
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Niebuhr’s Report from Switzerland, 1947
“Editorial Correspondence,” by Reinhold NiebuhrApril 28, 1947 I have just spent a week in the Ecumenical Institute, situated a few miles outside
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A Blueprint for Defending the Free World through an Alliance of Democracies
In the weeks since Vladimir Putin unleashed his war on Ukraine, democratic nations have rediscovered that they have the capacity, when working
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Niebuhr’s Report from Amsterdam, 1947
“Editorial Correspondence,” by Reinhold NiebuhrApril 14, 1947 Amsterdam, Holland, March 12 During my visit just completed to the universities of
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Russia-Ukraine War from a Moral-Realist Approach
Moral realism, not moralism, is a sensible way of operating in international politics. This approach recognizes the plurality of worldviews and
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Niebuhr’s Report from Scotland, 1947
“Editorial Correspondence,” by Reinhold NiebuhrMarch 3, 1947 Scotland. The most vivid impression of an American traveler in Europe today is of
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Christian Realism vs Cynicism & Idealism
How do Christian Realism, Christian idealism and Christian cynicism approach the Ukraine War? Christian cynicism dismisses concern about Ukraine as
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Considering Options in Ukraine
In the weeks leading up to his ruthless invasion of Ukraine, I expected Vladimir Putin to use coercive military force, but like many others I did
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Firmness or Conciliation for Russia: Reinhold Niebuhr in 1947
“Our Chances for Peace,” by Reinhold NiebuhrFebruary 17, 1947 In recent weeks when we put the future of our journal into the hands of our
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To Challenge China, America Must Believe in Itself Again
Buying out American researchers. Constructing a new naval base in West Africa to establish a foothold in the Atlantic. Aiding the development of
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Freedom in America: Long Taken for Granted, Now in Need of Defending
On the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia (in which I was fortunate to participate as a high school junior), my wife and I
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A Christian Approach to International Issues in 1946
“Toward a Christian Approach to International Issues,” A Statement by the Board of SponsorsDecember 9, 1946 Five years ago, when Christianity
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Look to Ebenezer: Historical Hope as Advent Ends and Christmas Begins
In English the word hope has roots in Christian theology in a way that the somewhat similar word wish does not. Someone who has hope has confidence,
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Niebuhr on Anti-Americanism and Moral Leadership
“As Others See Us,” by Reinhold NiebuhrDecember 9, 1946 “We have,” said an exuberant campaign orator in the recent campaign, “the moral
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Countering the Russian-Communist Drive for Power in 1946
“The Russian-Communist Drive for Power,” by John C. BennettNovember 25, 1946 The division in American public opinion represented by the conflict