American writer, intellectual and scholar
Will Herberg | |
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 Herberg in 1939 | |
| Born | William Herberg (1901-06-30)June 30, 1901 Lyakhavichy, Belarus, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 26, 1977(1977-03-26) (aged 75) Morristown, New Jersey |
| Occupation | political activist, theologian, writer |
| Subject | politics, theology, anti-communism |
| Spouse | Anna 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 leading conservative thinker during the 1950s and an important contributor to the National Review magazine.