R. W. Niebuhr

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Philosopher
Theologian
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Yale_University
Union Theological Seminary
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Harvard_University
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Yale_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-06-21
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ruth_Niebuhr
gptkb:Richard_Niebuhr
Robert_Niebuhr
gptkbp:deathDate 1962-06-01
gptkbp:field Ethics
Philosophy
Theology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R. W. Niebuhr
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Paul_Tillich
gptkb:Reinhold_Niebuhr
gptkb:Dorothy_Day
gptkb:Abraham_Joshua_Heschel
gptkb:Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
gptkb:James_Luther_Adams
gptkb:William_Sloane_Coffin
Reinhold_Niebuhr's_thought
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkb:Karl_Barth
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Christian_realism
gptkbp:nationality American
German-American
gptkbp:notableAlumni gptkb:Christian_realism
Social ethics
The nature of sin
The role of the church
Political theology
Theological ethics
The paradox of grace
gptkbp:notableWork The Christian Faith
Moral Man and Immoral Society
The Nature and Destiny of Man
The Nature of the Church
The Nature of Sin
The Responsible Self
The Meaning of Revelation
The Self and the Dramas of History
The_Church_and_Society
The_Church_and_the_State
The_Church_and_the_World
The_Christian_in_Society
The_Christian_in_a_Secular_Society
gptkbp:occupation Author
Clergyman
Professor
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Wheaton,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hannah_Niebuhr
gptkbp:wrote Moral Man and Immoral Society
The Nature and Destiny of Man
The Responsible Self