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Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation
Jr John Witte
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Paperback. This book investigates the relationship between the law and religious ideology in Luther's Germany. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
The Lutheran Reformation of the early sixteenth century brought about immense and far-reaching change in the structures of both church and state, and in both religious and secular ideas. This book investigates the relationship between the law and religious ideology in Luther's Germany, showing how they developed in response to the momentum of Lutheran teachings and influence. Profound changes in the areas of education, politics and marriage were to have long-lasting effects on the Protestant world, inscribed in the legal systems inherited from that period. John Witte, Jr. argues that it is not enough to understand the Reformation either in ... Read more
The Lutheran Reformation of the early sixteenth century brought about immense and far-reaching change in the structures of both church and state, and in both religious and secular ideas. This book investigates the relationship between the law and religious ideology in Luther's Germany, showing how they developed in response to the momentum of Lutheran teachings and influence. Profound changes in the areas of education, politics and marriage were to have long-lasting effects on the Protestant world, inscribed in the legal systems inherited from that period. John Witte, Jr. argues that it is not enough to understand the Reformation either in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521012997
SKU
V9780521012997
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About Jr John Witte
John Witte, Jr. is the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics, Director of the Law and Religion Program, and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion at Emory University, Atlanta. A specialist in legal history and religious liberty, he has published 100 professional articles, and 12 books, including Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective, 2 vols. ... Read more
Reviews for Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation
'This book breaks new ground … succeeds in mastering the daunting task of tracing the link between law and theology in the Lutheran Reformation … The task is accomplished with solid scholarship, presented in an engaging literary style.' Theology Today 'Reformation scholars of all kinds will find this a most stimulating and rewarding study, for which the author is to ... Read more