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David Brooks and E.J. Dionne — Obama's Theologian: Reinhold Niebuhr and the American Present

On Being with Krista Tippett

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President Obama has cited the 20th century theologian Reinhold Neibor as one of his favorite philosophers. In a public conversation with political commentators David Brooks and E.J. Dionne, we explore how Neibor's merger of intellect, faith, and realism might be speaking to a new era of American turmoil and American power.

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