As the cold war gained steam, Niebuhr thundered at the Manichaeism that viewed the Soviet Union as altogether evil and the United States as altogether good. J. Edgar Hoover’s file on him eventually ran to 600 pages. Niebuhr spent a … Continue reading (CC) Jason Byassee– Why we miss Reinhold Niebuhr now: Martin Doblmeier’s new documentary shows how theology drives our use of power
