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Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.: Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority by John Calvin and Martin Luther (1991, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521349869
ISBN-139780521349864
eBay Product ID (ePID)210519
Product Key Features
Number of Pages146 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLuther and Calvin on Secular Authority
SubjectChristianity / Protestant, Christianity / Lutheran, General
Publication Year1991
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Calvin, Martin Luther
Subject AreaReligion, Political Science
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN90-038346
Dewey Edition20
Reviews‘Dr Höpfl has provided his readers with an excellent translation of two seminal reformation texts realting to secular authroity … It deserves to become a standard text for any concerned with sixteenth-century political thought.’Journal of Theological Studies, 'Dr Höpfl has provided his readers with an excellent translation of two seminal reformation texts realting to secular authroity ... It deserves to become a standard text for any concerned with sixteenth-century political thought.' Journal of Theological Studies, 'Dr Hpfl has provided his readers with an excellent translation of two seminal reformation texts realting to secular authroity … It deserves to become a standard text for any concerned with sixteenth-century political thought.' Journal of Theological Studies, 'Dr H� has provided his readers with an excellent translation of two seminal reformation texts realting to secular authroity � It deserves to become a standard text for any concerned with sixteenth-century political thought.' Journal of Theological Studies
IllustratedYes
Original LanguageLatin
Dewey Decimal261.7
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements; Introduction; Translator's note; Chronology; Glossary; Notes on further reading; On Secular Authority; On Civil Government; Index.
SynopsisMartin Luther and John Calvin were the principal 'magistral' Reformers of the sixteenth-century: they sought to enlist the cooperation of rulers in the work of reforming the Church. However, neither regarded the relationship between Reformed Christians and the secular authorities as comfortable or unproblematic. The two pieces translated here, Luther's On Secular Authority and Calvin's On Civil Government, constitute their most sustained attempts to find the proper balance between these two commitments. Despite their mutual respect, there were wide divergences between them. Luther's On Secular Authority would later be cited en bloc in favour of religious toleration, whereas Calvin envisaged secular authority as an agency for the compulsory establishment of the external conditions of Christian virtue and the suppression of dissent. The introduction, glossary, chronology and bibliography contained in this volume locate the texts in the broader context of the theology and political thinking of their authors., Martin Luther and John Calvin sought to enlist the cooperation of rulers in the work of reforming the Church. However, neither regarded the relationship between Reformed Christians and the secular authorities as comfortable or unproblematic. The two pieces translated here, Luther's On Secular Authority and Calvin's On Civil Government, constitute their most sustained attempts to find the proper balance between these two commitments., This volume contains new, unabridged translations of Luther's On Secular Authority and Calvin's On Civil Government. These works represent the authors' attempts to balance their commitments to the maintenance of order in Church and polity on the one hand, and the overriding imperative of uncompromising obedience to the will of God as revealed in Scripture on the other. The book is intended to be readily intelligible to students and nonspecialists, but precise enough for scholars. The introduction relates the works to the thought and activities of their authors, and a glossary, chronology and bibliography are also provided.
LC Classification NumberBV629 .L8 1991
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