Religion 50, Liberation and 20th Century Christian Thought	
Spring 2011

Reading questions for Reinhold Niebhur, “The Church’s Witness in the Social and National Order”;  Billy Graham, “America’s Hope” and “We Need Revival!”;  Niebuhr, “Proposal to Billy Graham”

1)	On what sorts of social problems does Graham focus in his sermons, and what contribution does Christianity make to the solution of these problems according to him?

2)	How would you compare Graham and Niebuhr regarding their respective assumptions of a ‘prophetic stance’?

3)	How well do Graham’s sermons fit the task Niebuhr assigns to the Christian church in “The Church’s Witness”?

4)	What is Niebuhr’s criticism of Graham’s work in his “Proposal”?  How much of this criticism is aimed at Graham himself, and how much is aimed at the type of Christianity Graham represents?