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"Religious
Pluralism: America's Continuing Challenge"
Religious Pluralism in Southern California Conference
Gustav Niebuhr
This session in the "Religious Pluralism in Southern California Conference," held at the University of California, Santa Barbara, deals with the topic of Religious Pluralism: America's Continuing Challenge.
Gustav Niebuhr believes that the most important development in current American religious life is the increasing visibility of smaller religious groups. He claimed, "There are more players at the table who represent important and historic long-term, religious faith groups. The presence of religious diversity isn't an academic subject; it poses theological challenges. How does one as a believer relate to other believers from different faiths one isn't familiar with?"This question is the primary focus of Niebuhr's talk at UC Santa Barbara. Niebuhr, a national correspondent for The New York Times since 1944, comes from a family steeped in religious study. Perhaps the Niebuhr name is more associated with his great-uncle Reinhold Niebuhr of Union Theological Seminary and his grandfather H. Richard Niebuhr of Yale University, two ethics professors who are perhaps the most influential mid-century American theologians.
Program recording date and length: 5-8-03 ~ 1 Hour