This is a 1963 photo of American theologian Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr, who is regarded as one of the greatest Christian thinkers in the U.S. (AP Photo, File)
The Kerri Miller Book Club: 'Moral Man and Immoral Society'
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Reinhold Niebuhr was one of the most influential, and controversial, theologians and political theorists of the 20th Century. President Obama has called him his favorite philosopher. Two scholars discuss the essence of Niebuhr's philosophy and the book, "Moral Man and Immoral Society."
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Kevin Mattson: Professor of contemporary history at the University of Ohio.
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Gary Dorrien: Reinhold Niebuhr professor of social ethics at Union Theological Seminary.
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