An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

Synopsis

Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr's impact was far greater, as presidents and civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. often turned to Niebuhr's writings for guidance and inspiration on the most volatile political and social issues of the 20th century. Niebuhr rose from a small Midwest church pulpit to become the nation's moral voice - an American conscience -during some of the most defining moments in American history.

Main Cast

David Brooks

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jimmy Carter

Self

Age : 99 | Popularity : 4%

Susannah Heschel

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hal Holbrook

Reinhold Niebuhr (voice)

Age : 95 | Popularity : 13%

Cornel West

Self

Age : 70 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Martin Doblmeier
Writing	Writer	Martin Doblmeier
Camera	Director of Photography	Nathan DeWild
Editing	Editor	Nathan DeWild
Production	Producer	Nathan DeWild Andrew Finstuen Jen Quintana
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