Reinhold Niebuhr and Abraham Joshua Heschel were influential American religious figures of the last century and unlikely friends.

Reinhold Niebuhr and Abraham Joshua Heschel, two influential religious figures, formed an unlikely friendship despite their theological differences.

Reinhold Niebuhr, a prominent Christian theologian, initially supported missionary efforts to convert Jews to Christianity in the 1920s but later abandoned this stance influenced by the Detroit Jewish community's social activism and commitment to social justice.

Gustav Niebuhr, a professor and grand-nephew of Reinhold Niebuhr, a renowned Protestant theologian, is actively opposing the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s decision to divest from companies doing business with Israel.