Niebuhr, Reinhold,  1892-1971., <br/><br/>
Faith and history;  a comparison of Christian and modern views of history.  [print] 

 - New York,  C. Scribner's Sons,  (c)1949. 
 - viii, 257 pages ;  22 cm 
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<br/><br/>The current refutation of the idea of redemption through progress --  The history of the modern conception of history --  Time as the stage of history --  Similarities and differences between classical and modern ideas of meaning in history --  The extravagant estimates of freedom in the progressive view of history --  The identification of freedom and virtue in modern views of history --  The biblical view : the sovereignty of God and universal history --  The biblical view : moral meaning and moral obscurities of history --  The foolishness of the cross and the sense of history --  The validation of the Christian view of life and history --  Beyond law and relativity --  False absolutes in Christian interpretation of history --  Fulfillments in history and the fulfillment of history --  The church and the end of history. 
<br/><br/> The prominent philosopher cites the similarities and differences in the church's interpretation of history and the ideas of modern secular culture. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>49008484 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History--Philosophy.<br/>Christianity--Philosophy.<br/>Apologetics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>D16.N665.F358 1949