Divine Kingdom, Holy Order, Luther Martin, Carty Jarrett

Автор: Jarrett A. Carty
Название: God and Government: Martin Luther`s Political Thought
ISBN: 0773551506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780773551503
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Рейтинг:
Цена: 117040.00 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Martin Luther (1483-1546) famously began the Reformation, a movement that shook Europe with religious schism and social upheaval. While his Ninety-Five Theses and other theological works have received centuries of scrutiny and recognition, his political writings have traditionally been dismissed as inconsistent or incoherent. God and Government focuses on Luther`s interpretations of theology and the Bible, the historical context of the Reformation, and a wide range of writings that have been misread or misappropriated. Re-contextualizing and clarifying Luther`s political ideas, Jarrett Carty contends that the political writings are best understood through Luther`s "two kingdoms" teaching, in which human beings are at once subjects of a spiritual inner kingdom, and another temporal outer kingdom. Focusing on Luther`s interpretations of theology and the Bible, the historical context of the Reformation, and a wide range of writings that have been misread or ignored, Carty traces how Luther applied political theories to the most difficult challenges of the Reformation, such as the Peasants` War of 1525 and the Protestant resistance against the Holy Roman Empire, as well as social changes and educational reforms. The book further compares Luther`s political thought to that of Protestant and Catholic political reformers of the sixteenth century. Intersecting scholarship from political theory, religious studies, history, and theology, God and Government offers a comprehensive look at Martin Luther`s political thought across his career and writings.