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THE NATURE AND DESTINY OF MAN: A CHRISTIAN INTERPRETATION
VOLUME ONE |
| By: |
Reinhold Niebuhr |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0664257097 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780664257095 |
| Publisher: |
WESTMINSTER/JOHN KNOX PRESS,U.S. |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 1996 |
| Series: |
Library of Theological Ethics |
| Pages: |
672 |
| Description: |
Arguably Niebuhr's most important work, this book offers a sustained articulation of his theological ethics and is considered a landmark in 20th-century thought. This book issues a challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible. The growth, corruption and purification of the important Western emphases on individuality are chronicled here insightfully. |
| Synopsis: |
The Nature and Destiny of Man issues a vigorous challenge to Western civilization to understand its roots in the faith of the Bible, particularly the Hebraic tradition. The growth, corruption, and purification of the important Western emphases on individuality are insightfully chronicled here. This book is arguably Reinhold Niebuhr's most important work. It offers a sustained articulation of Niebuhr's theological ethics and is considered a landmark in twentieth-century thought.The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |