Title (All Applicants)
Project Advisor(s) (Students Only)
Dr. Dan Lee
Presentation Type (All Applicants)
Oral Presentation
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Education
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
It is not a rare occurance to hear that love is the main principle of Christianity. And certainly that is justified. After all, when asked what is the greatest commandment, didn’t Christ respond that loving God with all one’s mind, heart, soul, and body along with loving thy neighbor as thyself? But what does that mean and how does it play into how Christians interact with the world around them? I plan to use Reinhold Niebuhr, a celebrated theologian of the 20th century, to investigate this very question. I will examine his view on love in Christianity but particularly in relation to justice.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Loucks, Giselle. "Love Through Justice in Niebuhrian Thought" (2019). Celebration of Learning.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/celebrationoflearning/2019/presentations/7
Love Through Justice in Niebuhrian Thought
It is not a rare occurance to hear that love is the main principle of Christianity. And certainly that is justified. After all, when asked what is the greatest commandment, didn’t Christ respond that loving God with all one’s mind, heart, soul, and body along with loving thy neighbor as thyself? But what does that mean and how does it play into how Christians interact with the world around them? I plan to use Reinhold Niebuhr, a celebrated theologian of the 20th century, to investigate this very question. I will examine his view on love in Christianity but particularly in relation to justice.