Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971), ethicist, theologian, and political philosopher, taught at Union Theological Seminary in New York City from 1928 to 1960. Prior to that, he was minister of Detroit's Bethel Evangelical Church for thirteen years. Among his many books are 'Faith and History', 'Pious and Secular America', 'Beyond Tragedy' and 'The Irony of American History'.
