Word: niebuhr
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr and ex -Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce agreed politely Saturday, night that modern capitalism is not entirely compatible with the precepts, of Christianity. They spoke before over 1,800 spectators at the Law School Forum...
...Luce stated at the outset that the American capitalistic economy, with all its defects, is closer to the spirit of Christianity than either socialism or communism. The Rev. Dr. Niebuhr replied that a proper application of the "Love thy neighbor" ideal was the decisive element in making any governmental system truly Christian in spirit...
Arguing for a "sort of mixed economy or democratic socialism," the Rev. Dr. Niebuhr asserted that all extensions of government power do not lead to tyranny. "Some forms of monopoly power ought to be nationalized," he added, stating that, "Britain, with its nationalization, is at least as great a democracy...
...Reinhold Niebuhr and Clare Boothe Luce will discuss the topic "Are Christianity and Capitalism Compatible?" in the term's fourth Law School Forum at 8 p.m. tonight at Cambridge High and Latin School...
...Niebuhr, professor of Christian Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion at Union Theological Seminary, has published books urging changes in Christian ethics. Two of his works are "Moral Man and Immoral Society" and "Nature and Destiny...