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The Niebuhrian Legacy and the Idea of Responsibility

Box 6993, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035 USA, doottati{at}davidson.edu

Reinhold and H. Richard Niebuhr developed different stances in theological ethics as well as contrasting interpretations of important circumstances and events. Despite their differences, however, when it came to the idea of responsibility, they shared a fundamental insight about the situated character of human agency. Their insight points to a substantial if also flexible Niebuhrian legacy in theological ethics, and promising and problematic features of this legacy have continued to engage the critical and constructive energies of diverse thinkers, including James M. Gustafson, Gordon D. Kaufman, Robin W. Lovin, and William Schweiker.

Key Words: agency • Christian realism • H. Richard Niebuhr • Reinhold Niebuhr • realism • responsibility

Studies in Christian Ethics, Vol. 22, No. 4, 399-422 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0953946809340943


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