Love Thy Niebuhr

Rounding out the fourth and final installment in the "Niebuhr, War, and Pacifism" series, the hosts discuss Niebuhr's 1940 essay, "Why the Christian Church is Not Pacifist" with writer,  pastor, and non-violence advocate, Patrick Miller.

The hosts open up and discuss President Barack Obama's highly regarded Nobel Peace Prize speech to look for clues and investigate whether a Reinhold Niebuhr can be found lurking in the wild there.

The hosts dialogue with Pastor Anthony Jones to get a clearer picture of the position of Christian non-violence--what some may call pacifism--as it is expressed in conversation with the Niebuhrian perspective.

In this episode, the hosts discuss an article by Mark Tooley on America's role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, along with additional thoughts on Niebuhr's turn from pacifism.

In this episode, the hosts introduce themselves, explain what got them into Reinhold Niebuhr, and share their top 5 favorite takeaways from the work and life of Reinhold Niebuhr.  The show concludes with the hosts explaining what they hope to achieve with this podcast.