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The Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology

Freeing Luther from the Modern Political Narrative [Hardback]

by Michael Laffin

    • Author

      Michael Laffin

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      September 2016

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    The Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology

    Today's Price £189.47

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    Product Description

    Michael Laffin demonstrates the promise of Martin Luther's thought for contemporary political theology by showing how Luther has been over-determined in standard genealogies of modernity which frequently deafen us to his unique contribution. Laffin argues that contemporary theologians have typically followed a narrative derived from the work of a previous generation of political historians and philosophers, which tend to screen out or distort the Reformers' contribution to political theory. Common to these narratives are charges against Luther for his perceived univocal and nominal ontology resulting in a privatized and spiritualized Christianity, thus falsely dividing the world into autonomous spheres. Additionally, the narratives claim that Luther follows in the wake of voluntarism, leading to an insistence on human passivity that leaves no room for pagan virtue. Thus, politics is reduced to an authoritarian imposition of order. In contrast to the dominant narratives of political modernity, Laffin re-examines these narratives by focusing on the political significance of areas in Luther's corpus often neglected in contemporary accounts of his political thought, especially his commentaries on Scripture and writings on the sacraments. Attention to these writings brings forth the crucial themes of the two ecclesiae and the three institutions. Constructively, these themes are deployed in critical engagement with contemporary political theology, particularly as represented in Radical Orthodoxy and the new-Augustinianism.

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    • Author

      Michael Laffin

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      September 2016

    • Weight

      504g

    • Page Count

      272

    • Dimensions

      156 x 234 x 15 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567669896

    • ISBN-10

      0567669890

    • Eden Code

      4450430

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    • Author/Creator: Michael Laffin

    • ISBN: 9780567669896

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: September 2016

    • Weight: 504g

    • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 15 mm

    • Eden Code: 4450430

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