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Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority
John Calvin
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Paperback. Luther and Calvin were the principal "magistral" reformers of the 16th century: they sought to enlist the co-operation of rulers in the work of reforming the Church. These essays attempt to find a balance between obedience to the will of God and the need to maintain order in Church and polity. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 144 pages, index, glossary, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
Martin 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 ... Read more
Martin 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521349864
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V9780521349864
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Reviews for Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority
'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