The “I didn’t vote to deport moms” lady, and the various responses, have me sitting here clucking like Digory Kirke. “It’s all in Niebuhr. All in Niebuhr. Bless me, what do they teach at these schools?”
May 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The “I didn’t vote to deport moms” lady, and the various responses, have me sitting here clucking like Digory Kirke. “It’s all in Niebuhr. All in Niebuhr. Bless me, what do they teach at these schools?”
Reinhold Niebuhr is Not Surprised
I say again it’s sort of amazing the libs are getting both Great Books and the Protestant Work Ethic in the national divorce
It's absolutely bonkers to me that this image led directly to this tweet.
October 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Reinhold Niebuhr is Not Surprised
The serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can, and the wisdom to discern the difference. When Reinhold Niebuhr penned these words in a prayer, he laid the foundation for all forms of resistance.
January 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The serenity to accept what cannot be changed, the courage to change what can, and the wisdom to discern the difference. When Reinhold Niebuhr penned these words in a prayer, he laid the foundation for all forms of resistance.
Barack Obama and Franklin D. Roosevelt both emphasized that "We are the government, You and I".
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY
3/4🧵
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY
3/4🧵
December 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Barack Obama and Franklin D. Roosevelt both emphasized that "We are the government, You and I".
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY
3/4🧵
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~
#DEFENDDEMOCRACY
3/4🧵
That got Horton thinking. In 1929, he spent a year at the Union Theological Seminary, where he got to know Reinhold Niebuhr. Like many figures in the civil rights movements, Horton found Niebuhr’s social gospel tremendously inspiring.
October 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
That got Horton thinking. In 1929, he spent a year at the Union Theological Seminary, where he got to know Reinhold Niebuhr. Like many figures in the civil rights movements, Horton found Niebuhr’s social gospel tremendously inspiring.
“Religion is a good thing for good people and a bad thing for bad people.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr
― Reinhold Niebuhr
Evangelicals thought they could remake politics using their religion and instead they remade their religion in the image of the scummiest politics imaginable.
November 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
“Religion is a good thing for good people and a bad thing for bad people.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr
― Reinhold Niebuhr
2/4 De 'samenvatting' die Andries van Niebuhr maakt (een beetje idealisme is goed, maar altijd in combinatie met realisme), doet wel wat onrecht aan Niebuhr. Niebuhr maakte terecht bezwaar tegen utopisme, maar relativeert (sociale) rechtvaardigheid niet.
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
2/4 De 'samenvatting' die Andries van Niebuhr maakt (een beetje idealisme is goed, maar altijd in combinatie met realisme), doet wel wat onrecht aan Niebuhr. Niebuhr maakte terecht bezwaar tegen utopisme, maar relativeert (sociale) rechtvaardigheid niet.
I guess they figured that good fences make good Niebuhr.
The “I didn’t vote to deport moms” lady, and the various responses, have me sitting here clucking like Digory Kirke. “It’s all in Niebuhr. All in Niebuhr. Bless me, what do they teach at these schools?”
May 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I guess they figured that good fences make good Niebuhr.
“If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.”
- Reinhold Niebuhr.🌱
- Reinhold Niebuhr.🌱
December 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM
“If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.”
- Reinhold Niebuhr.🌱
- Reinhold Niebuhr.🌱
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
Today as people standing together we require democracy unanimity against autocracy stupidity.
November 17, 2024 at 9:59 PM
“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
Today as people standing together we require democracy unanimity against autocracy stupidity.
Obama brought up Reinhold Niebuhr in casual interviews! The man believed!
March 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Obama brought up Reinhold Niebuhr in casual interviews! The man believed!
Niebuhr liefhebbers, op 18 december 20.30 2024 Thomaskerk Amsterdam geef ik lezing over kinderen van de duisternis en die van het licht. Reinhold Niebuhr leerde ik kennen door columns van Heldring. Niebuhr kan ons helpen om huidige verwarrende tijden te doorgronden. @RubenvanZwieten
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Niebuhr liefhebbers, op 18 december 20.30 2024 Thomaskerk Amsterdam geef ik lezing over kinderen van de duisternis en die van het licht. Reinhold Niebuhr leerde ik kennen door columns van Heldring. Niebuhr kan ons helpen om huidige verwarrende tijden te doorgronden. @RubenvanZwieten
Melvin Rogers @prorogers.bsky.social at @liberalcurrents.com , on Niebuhr. Doesn't get more self-recommending than that.
www.liberalcurrents.com/if-reinhold-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/if-reinhold-...
If Reinhold Niebuhr Could Speak to Us Today, What Would He Say?
Democratic values must be actively cultivated and defended, or they will be captured and deformed.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Melvin Rogers @prorogers.bsky.social at @liberalcurrents.com , on Niebuhr. Doesn't get more self-recommending than that.
www.liberalcurrents.com/if-reinhold-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/if-reinhold-...
Reinhold Niebuhr pegged this exactly: some people believe in nothing but cynical corruption, and they would like nothing better than to drag everyone else down to their level. The story of the Good Samaritan forces us to consider that there is in fact more, and God is allied with that "more."
The Trump-Musk cuts to USAID represent an extraordinary wanton lack of concern for the global poor, destitute, and hungry. Trump and Musk are proclaiming this *proudly.* There's no system of ethical duties at work here.
(discussing Douthat column on USAID)
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
(discussing Douthat column on USAID)
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
February 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Reinhold Niebuhr pegged this exactly: some people believe in nothing but cynical corruption, and they would like nothing better than to drag everyone else down to their level. The story of the Good Samaritan forces us to consider that there is in fact more, and God is allied with that "more."
Religion makes good people better, and bad people worse. — H. Richard Niebuhr
October 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Religion makes good people better, and bad people worse. — H. Richard Niebuhr
My faith in democracy is currently duct taped together by Churchill and Niebuhr
September 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My faith in democracy is currently duct taped together by Churchill and Niebuhr
Reinhold Niebuhr was also (and imo, rightly) pessimistic that education could cure political dysfunction. To his eyes, communities vote selfishly based on what seizes power for their side, and then reverse-engineer the moral arguments thusly. Can't "educate" that away.
August 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Reinhold Niebuhr was also (and imo, rightly) pessimistic that education could cure political dysfunction. To his eyes, communities vote selfishly based on what seizes power for their side, and then reverse-engineer the moral arguments thusly. Can't "educate" that away.
The line Niebuhr has in the intro to “The Children of Light and The Children of Darkness”, “man’s capacity for evil makes democracy necessary”, is true largely due to the fact that anyone who thinks they can wield supreme power is assuredly so stupid that they will blow their society apart with it
October 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The line Niebuhr has in the intro to “The Children of Light and The Children of Darkness”, “man’s capacity for evil makes democracy necessary”, is true largely due to the fact that anyone who thinks they can wield supreme power is assuredly so stupid that they will blow their society apart with it
Reinhold Niebuhr:‘Ons vermogen rechtvaardig te zijn maakt democratie mogelijk. Maar onze neiging onrechtvaardig te zijn maakt haar noodzakelijk.’
August 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Reinhold Niebuhr:‘Ons vermogen rechtvaardig te zijn maakt democratie mogelijk. Maar onze neiging onrechtvaardig te zijn maakt haar noodzakelijk.’
Matt Niebuhr, 2020
February 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Matt Niebuhr, 2020
Brunton originally got mad at me posting Niebuhr quotes at him and doubled down with that tweet
August 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Brunton originally got mad at me posting Niebuhr quotes at him and doubled down with that tweet
This is precisely what Reinhold Niebuhr (who I’m positive Talarico has read), did on civil rights. Though not a social gospel guy, Niebuhr was genuinely and very supportive of where liberals were on civil rights (Talarico has never had an issue with LGBTQ groups
In the Texas leg).
In the Texas leg).
September 10, 2026 at 3:27 AM
This is precisely what Reinhold Niebuhr (who I’m positive Talarico has read), did on civil rights. Though not a social gospel guy, Niebuhr was genuinely and very supportive of where liberals were on civil rights (Talarico has never had an issue with LGBTQ groups
In the Texas leg).
In the Texas leg).
Everyone was doing this during Obama's term, but by pretending to read Niebuhr.
November 25, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Everyone was doing this during Obama's term, but by pretending to read Niebuhr.
me when i am a european christian democrat or an american neoconservative, or reinhold niebuhr, who crosses the streams
wagging my finger at an anti-capitalism campaign because it doesn't address the root of the problem: the fallen nature of Man.
August 26, 2026 at 2:14 PM
me when i am a european christian democrat or an american neoconservative, or reinhold niebuhr, who crosses the streams