Will Herberg

Will Herberg
Herberg in 1939
BornWilliam Herberg
(1901-06-30)June 30, 1901
Lyakhavichy, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 26, 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 75)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationPolitical activist, theologian, writer
SubjectPolitics, theology, anti-communism
SpouseAnna Thompson Herberg

William Herberg (June 30, 1901 – March 26, 1977) was an American writer, intellectual, and scholar. A communist political activist during his early years, Herberg gained wider public recognition as a social philosopher and sociologist of religion, as well as a Jewish theologian. He was a conservative thinker during the 1950s and a contributor to the National Review magazine.

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