A luncheon colloquium with R. Ward Holder
St. Anselm College

Reinhold Niebuhr's The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness presents a binary classification of political and moral action.  But the "children of darkness" classification has not been deeply analyzed. That left moralists and theologians unprepared for the Trump presidency. Further, the Christian Right's embrace of Trump represents a schism within American Christianity that has demonstrated a certain inability to present a robust defense of morality; or a significant religious defense of democracy. This study will examine Niebuhr’s binary, consider Trump’s exploitation of one side of it, and discuss Christian resources necessary to meet such a challenge.