Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic

Reinhold Niebuhr reflects on the challenges and rewards of pastoral ministry, recalling his own experience as a pastor during the dawn of Detroit's booming automobile industry

From 1915 to 1928, at the beginning of a career that would see him become America’s foremost theologian, Reinhold Niebuhr served as pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church in Detroit, Michigan. This deeply personal book presents his advice and insights for young ministers about the challenges and rewards of pastoral ministry. It is presented in this exclusive Library of America E-Book Classic edition with a preface by Niebuhr's daughter, editor Elisabeth Sifton, plus a chronology of Niebuhr's life and detailed notes.