The Irony of American History
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The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Irony of American History canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
danger of self-righteousness in foreign policy
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limits of national virtue ⓘ responsibility of powerful nations ⓘ |
| advocates |
Christian realism
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moral humility in politics ⓘ recognition of human sinfulness ⓘ |
| author | Reinhold Niebuhr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
American exceptionalism
NERFINISHED
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liberal optimism ⓘ naive moralism in foreign policy ⓘ utopianism in politics ⓘ |
| describes |
moral contradictions of U.S. power
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tension between ideals and interests in U.S. policy ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian realism
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political philosophy ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-perfectionist
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anti-utopian ⓘ realist ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
| influenced |
American political thought
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Christian political ethics ⓘ Cold War intellectual debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustinian thought
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Christian theology ⓘ Reformation theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American exceptionalism
NERFINISHED
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American history ⓘ Christian ethics ⓘ Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ human limitations ⓘ irony in history ⓘ original sin ⓘ power and morality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American innocence narrative
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enduring influence on debates about American power ⓘ integration of theology and international relations ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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