Love Thy Niebuhr

The hosts chat with foreign policy expert, Dr. Andrew Bacevich, about The Irony of American History, lessons we're still learning from it today, and more general conversations about Ukraine, Taiwan, and current U.S. illusions.

In this episode, the hosts interview Niebuhr scholar and Harvard Div lecturer on her forthcoming book, which reveals newly unearthed correspondences between the Niebuhr brothers that have immediate implications on how we understand both.

The hosts welcome on another guest co-host, Dr. Jeremy Sabella, to explore with them the final chapter of Niebuhr's 1937 book, Beyond Tragedy.  Chapter title: "The Fulfillment of Life."

The hosts are joined by special guest co-host, Matt Andersen, to discuss the 14th chapter of Beyond Tragedy, The Kingdom Not of This World, which covers Jesus' dialogue with Pilate.

The hosts interview Dr. Josefin Graef on her upcoming project which explores an application of Niebuhr to right-wing extremism, race, and national collective memory.

The hosts--joined Eli Valentin--interview Shaun Casey about his new book, Chasing the Devil at Foggy Bottom, his time in Obama’s State Department under Secretary John Kerry, and the role religion plays in foreign policy and diplomacy. 

The hosts interview Dr. Scott Paeth on his book, The Niebuhr Brothers for Armchair Theologians.

The hosts interview Mark Tooley on his recent article involving police brutality and the Tyre Nichols murder.

Valentine's Day Special: The hosts interview prominent lawyer and columnist, Gordon Mehler, on his recent article which chronicles the unlikely friendship between Reinhold Niebuhr and Abraham Joshua Heschel.

"Two Parables About Judgment"
 
The hosts discuss Niebuhr's 13th chapter in Beyond Tragedy that tries to reconcile the parables of the Last Judgment and the Laborers in the Vineyard.