Skip to Main Content
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

Examine the career and global impact of American-born theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

Aired 04/02/2017 | Expires 04/02/2025 | Rating TV-G

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

Special | 57m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

Examine the career and global impact of American-born theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

Examine the career and global impact of American-born theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, who became a voice of conscience to a country reaching the pinnacle of its economic and political power. Through archival photos, recordings and interviews, the documentary explores seminal role in American life. Perhaps the clearest indication is the popularity of his Serenity Prayer, used by Alcoholics Anonymous.

Aired 04/02/2017 | Expires 04/02/2025 | Rating TV-G

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

Special | 57m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

Examine the career and global impact of American-born theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, who became a voice of conscience to a country reaching the pinnacle of its economic and political power. Through archival photos, recordings and interviews, the documentary explores seminal role in American life. Perhaps the clearest indication is the popularity of his Serenity Prayer, used by Alcoholics Anonymous.

Aired 04/02/2017 | Expires 04/02/2025 | Rating TV-G

How to Watch An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.

An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

Sign in with Email

or

Continue with GoogleContinue with FacebookContinue with Apple

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?