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Love Thy Niebuhr Love Thy Niebuhr
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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A podcast dedicated to the theology, ethics, and political philosophy of Reinhold Niebuhr.
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Tech Series Pt. 3: Dr. Charles McDaniel
The hosts interview Dr. Charles McDaniel to discuss economic-technical fusion within culture, the moral influences regarding the shape of technological progress, and how the church should understand technology in light of Niebuhr's critical insights.
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Tech Series Pt. 2: Dr. Noreen Herzfeld
In this second installment of the LTN tech series, the hosts interview Dr. Noreen Herzfeld on the challenges of AI and why we’re even interested in creating AGI to begin with.
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Tech Series Pt. 1: Dr. Jeremy Sabella
The hosts welcome back Dr. Jeremy Sabella to discuss his 2012 article on technology, communities, and Niebuhr.
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Love Letters of a Tamed Cynic
On this special Valentine's Day episode, the hosts are joined by researcher, Jen Treloar, to discuss Reinhold and Ursula's personal correspondences. It's about to get SPICY.
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Interview with Dr. John Milbank
The hosts discuss Milbank's thoughts on Niebuhr and a range of issues, including Church & State, Foreign Relations, the West post-Nietzsche, technology, and even modal collapse.
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Interview with Dr. Charles Mathewes
In a very merry episode of LTN, the hosts interview Dr. Charles Mathewes about two of his articles--one, using Niebuhr's anthropology to critique his theology, and the other, an investigation of how Niebuhr relates to Virtue Ethics.
Customer Reviews
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The content, quality, mix of hosts of variety of guests and perspectives is what keeps me listening to this podcast. That and it’s relevancy for the here and now. Thank you to the hosts and guests for doing such fine work in sharing about the life and works of Reinhold Niebuhr.
Reasons Why You Should Love Thy Niebuhr
The “What would Neibuhr do” scenarios, especially the ones at Halloween
“Where’s the ethics, DIETRICH?”
Matt Anderson and Niebuhr as a Hebraic prophet
Clif calling Niebuhr “ya boy” and “the illest realist”
Slamming on Billy Graham, say what? Yes, Niebuhr went there.
It’s fun listening to Clif tweak Zach about John Calvin and total depravity
Frequent references to Kierkegaard. Who doesn’t love some existential angst?
Clif’s extraordinarily awful Halloween puns
Manichean smackdowns with Dr. Jeremy Sabella and Dr. Jon Weatherly
Aaron’s Henry Ford jokes
Niebuhr’s bromance with Abraham Joshua Heschel (sigh) (Gordon Mehler episode)
Niebuhr vs Barth. Seriously, Karl Barth needed an uneasy conscience. Paul Tillich too.
Dr. Robin Lovin as “The Godfather of Niebuhr Studies”
Zach’s earnestness. Also, his favorite question for every guest, “Why Niebuhr?”
The exploration of Niebuhr’s relationship with his brother, H. Richard. (Scott Paeth episode)
Eli Valentin is an absolutely delightful guest
It’s always fun when the hosts quote Cornel West, especially when it’s “we’re sinners saved by grace with gangster proclivities”
I can’t realistically name drop every guest. If you love Niebuhr or are intrigued by him, this podcast is for you. Clif, Zach, and Aaron are true Niebuhr fans. They wrestle with his words and break down books chapter by chapter. When they have guests, they do their homework and come prepared to ask great questions. Also, they are lots of fun on Twitter.
Brilliant Podcast about a Brilliant Theologian
Any chance you might interview Scott Erwin about his work, The Theological Vision of Reinhold Niebuhr's The Irony of American History?