While Reinhold Niebuhr was particularly concerned with the “foolish children of light” who expected their ideals to be easily realized in the politics of liberal democracy, his realistic pluralism rests on a broader idea about the relationship of “impossible ideals” to “proximate solutions.” His vindication of democracy in The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness makes a political case for religious freedom that may be relevant even in societies that lack the traditions of liberal democracy. At the same time, he insists on a “religious humility” in politics that becomes even more important under conditions of religious and political pluralism.

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莱因霍尔德·尼布尔的现实多元主义

尽管莱因霍尔德·尼布尔 (Reinhold Niebuhr) 特别关注那些希望自己的理想在自由民主政治中容易实现的“愚蠢的光明之子”，但他的现实多元主义基于关于“不可能的理想”与“近似解决方案”之间关系的更广泛的想法。 ” 他在《光明之子》和《黑暗之子》中对民主的辩护为宗教自由提供了政治理由，即使在缺乏自由民主传统的社会中也可能具有相关性。同时，他坚持政治上的“宗教谦逊”，这在宗教和政治多元化的条件下变得更加重要。