Includes bibliographical references.

Part One: Niebuhr as Reformer; NIEBUHR'S LIFE: The Legacy of Reformation; Preparation for Ministry ; Teacher of Churchmen-- REWORKING THEOLOGY: A Chastened Liberalism; A New Synthesis-- REWORKING ETHICS: Separation the Church; Transformation the World; Conclusion: Call to Permanent Reformation-- Part Two: Niebuhr as Theologian; THE THEOLOGICAL STANDPOINT: The Relation of Theology and Ethics; Theology and the Modern Mind; Historical; Religious Relativism-- REVELATION AND HISTORY: The Historical Locus of Revelation; The Historical Transmission of Revelation-- REVELATION AND FAITH: The Pathology of Natural Faith; The Mediator of Radical Faith; The Transformation of Natural Faith; The Extension of Radical Faith; Conclusion: The Revelation- Faith Complex-- Part Three: Niebuhr as Ethics; A THEORY OF RESPONSIBILITY: The Context of Moral Behavior; The Metaphor of Responsibility; The Elements of Responsibility ; The Forms of Responsibility-Defensiveness: The Response of Natural Faith; Faithfulness: The Response of Radical Faith-- THE RESPONSIBLE SELF: Feature of Radical Responsibility; Patterns of Divine Action; Strategies of Moral Decisions-- THE RESPONSIBLE CHURCH: The Church as Polar Reality; The Church as Revolutionary Community; Conclusion: The Ethics of Life--Part Four: Niebuhr as Resources: NIEBUHR'S THEOLOGICAL AMBIGUITIES: Assessing a Thinker; Focusing the Issues; Theocentrism; Relativism; Conversionism -- NIEBUHR'S THEOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Contemporary Theological Situation; Contemporary Preoccupation; Foundational Theology; Narrative Theology; Environment Theology; Conclusion: Resources for Ongoing Reformation.