For Niebuhr, the very attempt to apply the label of “Christian” to a political system misunderstood the political role of Christianity. As Robin Lovin notes, “One of the things that Niebuhr says is look; we need to understand that there is no Christian system of politics or economics. It’s not a matter of choosing one or the other and then deciding it’s the Christian system. The Christian attitude towards every system of politics and economics is to ask what kind of justice is it going to produce in this immediate situation and to be prepared to choose the solution that offers us the best
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