Niebuhr, << NEE boor, >> H. Richard (1894-1962), was an influential Protestant theologian. He was an authority on Christian ethics and religion in the United States.
In The Social Sources of Denominationalism (1929), Niebuhr argued that race and social class were important in determining the religious affiliation of most Americans. In The Kingdom of God in America (1937) and Christ and Culture (1951), Niebuhr showed how Christian principles have helped shape American culture and warned Christians not to allow their values to be overly influenced by the society in which they lived. Many of Niebuhr’s other writings focused on the need for religious people to integrate their beliefs with their involvement in daily life.
Helmut Richard Niebuhr was born in Wright City, Missouri, on Sept. 3, 1894. He died on July 5, 1962. His brother, Reinhold Niebuhr, was also a Protestant theologian.
See also Niebuhr, Reinhold .
