Luther's Revolution

The Political Dimensions of Martin Luther's Universal Priesthood

AvNathan Montover

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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A revision of the traditional image of Luther as a reactionary political figure, revealing the radical social implications of his theological revolution.Till now history has neglected the utterly radical nature of Luther's thought. In bringing together the political, theological, conceptual and cultural dimensions of Luther's work, Montover brings his readers to an awareness of their truly radical nature.Luther's understanding of the universal priesthood of believers was not simply another evangelical concept that dealt only with the office of ministry. In serving as a means for reordering the concepts of temporal authority and the temporal order it challenged the cosmological foundations of the political structure of his day. A compelling work that can only serve to revive the study of this monumental figure of theology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-27
Mått:153 x 229 x 9 mm
Vikt:232 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke
Antal sidor:164
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227680148

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Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

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Nathan Montover serves as Pastor at St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf, Iowa. He also teaches Religion at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and is an Adjunct Instructor of Reformation Studies at Wartburg theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Nathan Montover deftly probes the silences in and conventions of Luther research to unveil an alternative figure ... Luther emerges from this excellent study as a thoroughly political, prophetic, and revolutionary Christian engaged in the struggle for liberation, drawing radical political consequences from foundational theological claims.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Historiographical Assumptions 2 Biographical Appraisals of the Political Dimensions of Luther's Universal Priesthood 3 A Consideration of Luther's Body of Work on the Topic of the Universal Priesthood 4 The Social and Political Context of Papal Claims of Temporal Authority5 Luther's Response to Claims of Papal Authority in 'To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation' 6 Conclusions and Trajectories for Further Studies BibliographyAcknowledgments