God and Government: Martin Luther's Political Thought: Volume 73 (NONE) (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas) - Softcover

Book 26 of 41: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas

Carty, Jarrett A.

 
9780773551510: God and Government: Martin Luther's Political Thought: Volume 73 (NONE) (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0773551514 ISBN 13: 9780773551510
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Jarrett A. Carty is associate professor in the Liberal Arts College at Concordia University.

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Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0773551514
ISBN 13 
9780773551510
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
208

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