The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness
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The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness is a 1944 political and theological work by Reinhold Niebuhr that explores the moral foundations of democracy and the tension between human idealism and self-interest.
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| The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
limits of rational moral idealism in politics
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need for checks and balances in democratic systems ⓘ role of power in maintaining justice ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
democracy is necessary because humans are sinful
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democracy is possible because humans are capable of justice ⓘ |
| author | Reinhold Niebuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defines |
children of darkness as those guided primarily by self-interest
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children of light as those guided by moral ideals ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical basis of democratic institutions
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relationship between power and morality in politics ⓘ tension between moral idealism and human self-interest ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian ethics
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political theology ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
children of darkness
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children of light ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Christian political thought
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justice ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ moral responsibility of citizens ⓘ original sin ⓘ political ethics ⓘ power ⓘ role of religion in public life ⓘ social ethics ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalPerspective | Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
World War II
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crisis of liberal democracy in the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on liberal democracy in Christian ethics
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postwar American political theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian doctrine of sin
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Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian realist thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Christian realism
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democracy ⓘ human nature ⓘ idealism ⓘ moral foundations of democracy ⓘ self-interest ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Christian realism
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political realism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
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