Serenity Prayer: Faith And Politics In Times Of Peace And WarW. W. Norton & Company, 2005 M01 4 - 368 páginas A landmark work on the liberal ideals of the progressive American tradition, reaffirming their relevance for today: "A major contribution to the intellectual history of modernity." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. In 1943, the renowned theologian Reinhold Niebuhr wrote a prayer for a church service in a New England village. Its appeal for grace, courage, and wisdom soon became famous the world over. Here, Elisabeth Sifton, Niebuhr's daughter, reclaims the true history of the Serenity Prayer and, in a poignant narrative, tells of efforts made by the brave men and women who, like Niebuhr, devoted their lives to the causes of social justice, racial equality, and religious freedom in a world spiraling into and out of economic depression and war. Recalling her father's efforts to warn the clergy of the dangers of fascism, and of America's own social and spiritual crises, Sifton reminds us of what is possible when liberal, open-minded leaders—not zealous fundamentalists or hawkish plutocrats—shape the conscience of the nation. The Serenity Prayer is itself a meditation on the power of prayer in morally compromised, unstable times. |
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... liberal . " -Ann Hulbert , New York Times Book Review " Elisabeth Sifton wisely suggests that her father's prayer may be both consciously prayed by believers and unconsciously prayed even in the mere reading of it .... The structure of ...
... liberalism : so how can one read The Serenity Prayer without a tremor of nostalgia ? Here are men and women praying as intelligently as they were thinking and thinking as intensely as they were praying . Sifton's steadfast and affecting ...
... Liberalism - Religious aspects- Christianity - History - 20th century . I. Title . BV284.S47S54 2003 242'.4 - dc22 2003013973 ISBN 0-393-32662-4 pbk . W. W. Norton & Company , Inc. , 500 Fifth Avenue , New York , N.Y. 10110 www.wwnorton ...
... liberals because they usually radiated implausi- ble optimism about the likelihood of social betterment . He was an American pastor who found himself at odds with Protestant and Catholic church leaders because he thought that they ...
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