Christian Realism

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Part of a series of articles on Social Christianity

Movements Social Gospel · Theological Realism Liberation Theology · Radical Orthodoxy Christian Socialism · Christian Political Economy

Key Thinkers Adam Smith · Thomas Malthus · William Godwin Reinhold Niebuhr · Walter Rauschenbusch F. D. Maurice · Charles Kingsley Stewart Headlam · John Ludlow · Charles Gore Gustavo Gutiérrez · Washington Gladden William Temple · D. Stephen Long

Concepts Scarcity · Middle Axioms

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Christian Realism is a philosophy advocated by Reinhold Niebuhr. Christian Realists believe that the "kingdom of heaven" ideal is one's supreme concern. Unfortunately, according to Niebuhr, the kingdom of heaven can not be realized on Earth because of the innately corrupt tendencies of society. Due to the natural injustices that arise on Earth, a person is therefore forced to compromise the reality of the kingdom of heaven on Earth.