H. Richard Niebuhr: A Fresh Look at His Early Years
In the preface to his first study of American Christianity, The Social Sources of Denominationalism, H. Richard Niebuhr gave his reasons for undertaking the book. A course in “Symbolics” he taught as a seminary professor had convinced him that any attempt to distinguish denominations primarily by re...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1983
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Church history
Year: 1983, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-185 |
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| Summary: | In the preface to his first study of American Christianity, The Social Sources of Denominationalism, H. Richard Niebuhr gave his reasons for undertaking the book. A course in “Symbolics” he taught as a seminary professor had convinced him that any attempt to distinguish denominations primarily by references to their doctrines or to approach the problem of Christian unity from a purely theological point of view was “artificial and fruitless.” Real understanding required a shift of orientation from theology to history, sociology, and ethics. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-2613 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3166950 |