H. Richard Niebuhr essays, circa 1925 -- 1950

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H. Richard Niebuhr essays, circa 1925 -- 1950

This series is open for research.

0.25 linear feet; 0.25 linear feet; 1 box

This series contains 13 typescript essays thematically divided into four sections: Deity of God; Human bondage; Divine action and human response; and Catholic vision.

This series is arranged thematically.



Box 1 Folder 1 Annotated cover and essay list, circa 1950


Box 1 Folder 2 "The Deity of God" essays, 1937 -- 1946

Includes Value Theory and Theology (1937), Nature and Existence of God (1943), Utilitarian Christianity (1946).


Box 1 Folder 3 "Human Bondage" essays, circa 1935 -- 1948

Includes Man the Sinner (1935), Disorder in the Church of God (circa 1948), Towards the Independence of the Church (circa 1935), Towards a New Other-Worldliness (1944).


Box 1 Folder 4 "Div[ine] Action and Human Response" essays, circa 1942 -- 1950

Includes Ego-Alter Dialectic and the Conscience (circa 1945), Responsibility of the Church for Society (circa 1946), Evangelical and Protestant Ethics (circa 1950), War as the Judgment of God (circa 1942).


Box 1 Folder 5 "Catholic Vision" essays, 1925 -- 1948

Includes Gift of Catholic Vision (1948), Doctrine of Trinity and Unity of the Church (1925).