The Irony of Barack Obama: Barack Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr and the Problem of Christian Statecraft
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1. Verfasser: Ward Holder, R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012
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Beschreibung:Cover; Contents; 1 The Promise of Barack Obama; 2 The President's Philosopher: Reinhold Niebuhr in the American Century; 3 The Faith of Barack Obama; 5 The Morality of a Society: Economic Power, Political Power and Justice; 6 The Prophet, the Statesman, and the Nation; 7 The Irony of Barack Obama; 8 Politics and Religion: A Lesson; Bibliography; Index
Drawing on the political theology of Reinhold Niebuhr, described by Barack Obama as "one of my favourite philosophers", this book assesses the challenges facing the President during his first term. It evaluates his success in adhering to Niebuhr's path of "Christian realism" when faced with the pragmatic demands of domestic and foreign affairs. Through consideration of Niebuhr's models of the prophet and the statesman, and the more popular alternative of the political evangelist, Holder and Josephson are better able to explain the president's successes and his failures, and
Beschreibung:233 pages
ISBN:9781409442134
1409442136
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