Reinhold Niebuhr
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971) was an American Reformed theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. Niebuhr was one of America's leading public intellectuals for several decades of the 20th century and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964. A public theologian, he wrote and spoke frequently about the intersection of religion, politics, and public policy, with his most influential books including Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man.
21 June 1892
Born on the same birth day (21 June): Alejandro Ramírez (chess player) • Aloysius Paul D'Souza • Anton Nuhn • Carl Stokes • Dean Saunders • Ky Rodwell • Malcolm Rifkind • Mary McCarthy (author) • Maureen Stapleton • Norbert Brunner (bishop) • Sebastian Prödl • Shōhei Takada • Vladimir Simagin
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