Embracing Paradox
Jean discusses Niebuhr's view on the paradox of Christ and culture, emphasizing the responsibility to care for others despite limitations. Niebuhr's stance on avoiding idolatry in politics is highlighted, stressing the relative value of politics in the grand scheme of things.In this clip
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On Being with Krista Tippett
Paul Elie, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Robin Lovin — Moral Man and Immoral Society: Rediscovering Reinhold Niebuhr
Related Questions
Should Christians rely on politics as discussed in the episode David Brooks and E.J. Dionne — Sinfulness, Hopefulness, and the Possibility of Politics and the clip The Role of Religion?
What is the paradox of society as discussed in the episode \[Unedited] Arlie Hochschild with Krista Tippett and the clip The Great Paradox?