The Responsible Self was H.
The book is based on lectures delivered by Niebuhr at Glasgow Univer.
He finds the key in the concept of responsibility, which implies not only the freedom and flexibility of responsiveness to others but also a guiding ideal of unlimited concern that goes beyond vague norms and narrow codes.
Here Niebuhr probes the fundamental character of the Moral life.
Richard Niebuhr\'s most important work in Christian ethics, and it remains a landmark contribution to the field.
The Responsible Self was H