In 2007 then-presidential-candidate Barack Obama called Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) his "favorite philosopher." Reinhold Niebuhr Revisited offers fresh and creative ways of looking at this influential American theologian's views on religion, politics, and culture through the eyes of diverse respected scholars.
Daniel F. Rice (1935-2022) was a professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Throughout his life, he researched Reinhold Niebuhr extensively. His published works include Reinhold Niebuhr Revisited and John Dewey: An American Odyssey.
Martin E. Marty (1928-2025) was the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, where he taught for thirty-five years. He also served for five decades as an editor for
The Christian Century. A prolific writer, Marty authored more than sixty books, including
Righteous Empire: The Protestant Experience in America, which won the National Book Award. He was renowned for his work in the areas of religious history, religious pluralism, and public theology.