"America pursued a selfish and foolhardy tariff policy until it, together with other imbecilities in international life, contributed to the ruin of prosperity in the whole world."
- Reinhold Niebuhr, "Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics", 1932.
How history doth repeat itself when imbeciles are in charge.
Where did the Serenity Prayer come from? You know, the one that goes, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to tell the difference.”
If anybody is interested in #seminary education, consider joining Eden Seminary! It's a privilege to be teaching in the halls where Reinhold #Niebuhr , Walter #Brueggemann and other eminent scholars have walked. But it's an honor to be teaching many of the great students from around the world, many of whom will become leaders of the future. The first event is coming up! Go to: http://www.eden.edu/visit
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There is a new episode of my conversation series, "Let's Talk!" available; I talked last summer with Ass't Professor Kiara Jorgenson of St. Olaf College. We discuss the expanding lives of students, intersectional justice, place-based vocation, panentheism, and more: https://youtu.be/-0SZnD3AWJ8
Audio-only: https://letstalk-paulsantmire.podbean.com/
#ClimateAnxiety
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#WesleyWildman #panentheism #Luther #LutheransRestoringCreation
‘Thus the sun and the rain is provided, without which no fruit of mind and spirit can ripen.’
—RN’s dedication at the beginning of *Faith and History*. I like it. May we all enjoy the privilege of just such intellectual and spiritual nourishment.
‘The final enigma of history is therefore not how the righteous will gain victory over the unrighteous, but how the evil in every good and the unrighteousness of the righteous is to be overcome.’
‘[When] philosophy finds itself incapable of overcoming the ultimate ambiguities of existence, it is forced to recognize the realm of mystery as both fulfillment and negation of the realm of meaning and to acknowledge the function of faith as both fulfillment and negation of reason.’
Been (re)reading lots of Niebuhr (Reinhold, I mean) over the past several months. Only recently discovered this extensive 1991 book of letters, selected and edited by Ursula, from and to RN. I’m sure there’s some affectionate censorship, but the letters are still revealing and interesting.
Ken Ranos
Thomas Wystrach
Bodling
Henry S. Kuo, Ph.D.
Penny Richards
H. Paul Santmire
Daniel Bowdoin PhD DrTheol