Richard Fox compiles a very informative, but complex resource in his full-scale biography about America's greatest twentieth-century theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr. Although sometimes over-indulging the reader with somewhat trivial facts, the material covered provides an in-depth portrayal of the life of this religious thinker, political organizer, preacher, and famed teacher. Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was born in Wright City, Missouri, on June 21, 1892. He was the son of a pastor in the Evangelical and Reformed Church, Gustav, …showed first 75 words of 840 total…

…showed last 75 words of 840 total…biography to be a central, detailed source for almost all information. However, this book probably should be used only as a reference source, not as a weekend read except for historians or advanced theology students. The amount of material is sometimes overwhelming and difficult to remember. Re-reading is necessary with this work. In all, this biography is a well organized, definitive resource for detailed information about the life, practices, thoughts, and teachings of Reinhold Niebuhr.