Essays in Applied Christianity

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In his long and distinguished career Reinhold Niebuhr has consistently sought to address the situation of the Christian churches – their day-to-day perplexities, the inadequacies that render them weak and fractional. Niebuhr's concern has not been that of a simple debunker or mugwump (although he is not averse to dissent where it may serve a constructive purpose). In every instance Niebuhr's criticism of Christian faith and practice has been framed by his clear and insistent awareness of the strength and relevancy of the gospel. ESSAYS IN APPLIED CHRISTIANITY, selected and introduced by Dr. D. B. Robertson of Syracuse University and approved by Professor Niebuhr, is the first collection of Niebuhr's occasional articles on issues affecting the condition of American Protestantism; the relation of Christians, morality, and society; the "politics" of Karl Barth and Barthianism; the power and insufficiency of "the Catholic heresy"; and lastly, the dilemmas affecting the ecumenical movement and The World Council of Churches.