Authors /R. Ward Holder R. Ward Holder teaches theology at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. He recently wrote, with Peter B. Josephson, The Irony of Barack Obama: Barack Obama, Reinhold Niebuhr and the Problem of Christian Statecraft. Feature The postpartisan partisan: Obama as Christian realist Obama embraces both the idealistic and realistic poles of Christian action. He recognizes with Niebuhr that politics is inherently tragic. December 26, 2012 Free Newsletters From theological reflections to breaking religion news to the latest books, the Christian Century's newsletters have you covered. Explore Newsletters
