A few months ago I asked this forum for recommendations on where to begin reading P.G. Wodehouse and was pleased with the thoughtful suggestions and thrilled to discover Wodehouse as a result. Now, I return, library card in hand, and ask how can get an idea of Niebuhr’s philosophies in one or possibly two books. I think I understand how impossible this might seem to those who are familiar with his works and who know how broad his writings are. But I’m intrigued by what I have learned about him and would like to know him better. Any ideas, Dopers? Thanks! xo,
C.
I think it might be tricky when you say “easy” about a man who wrote mostly about religion and politics. Would you be OK with people making an effort to think of some of the books that might be a bit more clear and straightforward than others? Or is “easy” a real requirement?
“Clear and straightforward” sounds like what I mean by easy. Appreciate the clarification.
Oh… Spelling his name with no “t” will get you much better search results. 
Duly noted.
Moral Man and Immoral Society.
I’m posting mostly just to bump the thread, since I’ve been hoping that you might get some responses from someone really knowledgeable, which I am not. But, a bit of searching has turned up a couple of books about Niebuhr that look somewhat promising, but that I have not read and so cannot vouch for:
Reinhold Niebuhr: On Politics, Religion, and Christian Faith (by a professor I took a class from in college)
The Niebuhr Brothers for Armchair Theologians
As for books by Niebuhr, I have tried to read The Irony of American History but have found it rough going.
Thanks.