6.9 Holder & Josephson (2012)
Holder, R. Ward and Josephson, Peter B (2012) The Irony of Barack Obama: Barack Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr and the Problem of Christian Statecraft. Ashgate Publishing Company: Burlington, VT.
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Authors R. Ward Holder is Professor of Theology at Saint Anselm College. He received his Ph.D from Boston College & Andover Newton Theological School Joint Doctoral Program in 1998. Peter B. Josephson is the Richard L. Bready Chair in Ethics, Economics, and the Common Good and Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College where he teaches courses in the Politics, Humanities, and Philosophy departments. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College in 1984. |
This Resource’s Key Interpretations and Insights Related to the Purposes of This Website
The authors provide a detailed examination of exactly how Reinhold Niebuhr--who President Obama's has called his
favorite theologian--has shaped the President's understanding of faith and politics, and why it's crucial to grasp the
difference between the conflicting roles of prophet, evangelist and statesman when evaluating his presidency.
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The authors provide a detailed examination of exactly how Reinhold Niebuhr--who President Obama's has called his
favorite theologian--has shaped the President's understanding of faith and politics, and why it's crucial to grasp the
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Endorsements
"The Irony of Barack Obama is a cogent and fair-minded analysis that draws insightfully on the thought of Reinhold Niebuhr to assess Barack Obama's politics and his Niebuhrianism." ~Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University.
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"A valuable study of President Obama''s first term in office as a self-confessed Niebuhrian, this timely book illumines Barack Obama's complexity as politician, Christian, and statesman." ~Richard Crouter, Carleton College and author of Reinhold Niebuhr: On Politics, Religion and Christian Faith.
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