H. Richard Niebuhr was one of the most influential American
Protestant theologians of the 20th century and a legendary
professor at Yale who was considered a leading authority on ethics
and the American church. He was a passionate advocate for living
out one's Christian faith authentically in the context of real
world of today. He influenced many of our leading contemporary
ethical leaders such as Stephen Carter, Garry Wills, and Michael
Novak.
The younger brother of the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, H. Richard
was educated at Eden Theological Seminary and Washington University
in St. Louis, Yale Divinity School, and Yale University, where he
was one of the first students to receive a Ph.D. in religion
(1924). Ordained a pastor of the Evangelical and Reformed Church in
1916, he taught at Eden Theological Seminary (1919—22; 1927—31) and
also served as president of Elmhurst College (1924—27). From 1931
he taught theology and Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School.
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