Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 214 p)
Edition:
2014
ISBN:
9780567669926
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9780567669902
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9780567669919
Series Statement:
T&T Clark enquiries in theological ethics
Content:
"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
Introduction: Luther, theology, and the dignity of the political -- Ontology and politics: Luther's role in John Milbank's critique of secular modernity -- The Word of God in Luther's political theology -- "The two" in Milbank and Luther: civitates or ecclesiae? -- Virtue and agency: Jennifer Herdt's critique of Luther -- The three institutions: a politics formed by God's story with us
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780567669896
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Laffin, Michael Richard The promise of Martin Luther's political theology London : Bloomsbury, 2016 ISBN 9780567669896
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
Luther, Martin 1483-1546
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Milbank, John 1952-
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Politische Theologie
DOI:
10.5040/9780567669926
Author information:
Luther, Martin 1483-1546
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