Macht aus Liebe: Zur Rekonstruktion einer lutherischen politischen Ethik

Svend Andersen

Published by De Gruyter 2010

Macht aus Liebe

Zur Rekonstruktion einer lutherischen politischen Ethik

Power from Love. Reconstructing a Lutheran Political Ethics

Svend Andersen

Volume 149 in the series Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110216301

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About this book

The relationship between religion and politics has received increased attention in recent time. For religious traditions, this increased attention has been cause to reflect on their position regarding political life. Is it permissible for a religious person to engage in political life at all? Should he or she attempt to impose his religious views on the entire society? This book deals with Luther’s reflections on the relation between his religious views and politics. Luther understands political authority as a reflecting a God-given natural order. Christians are called to practice neighborly love also in political life. In Luther’s view, politics consists in the conversion of love into power. Can this idea still be defended today?

Author / Editor information

Svend Andersen, Aarhus Universitet, Dänemark.

Reviews

"[...] dieses Buch, dessen Verdienst ohne Zweifel darin besteht, die theologische Frage nach einer politischen Ethik in großer Klarheit in die gegenwärtige Diskussion einzubringen."
Michael Coors in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 2/2011

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Inhalt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Einleitung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. Martin Luthers politische Theologie, am Leitfaden der Obrigkeitsschrift Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
II. Lutherische Ethik und politische Moderne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
III. Lutherische politische Ethik im 21. Jahrhundert? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315

(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 329
Keywords: Democracy; Liberalism; Lutheranism; Neighborly Love; Politics

eBook

Published: April 23, 2010
ISBN: 9783110216301

Hardcover

Published: April 19, 2010
ISBN: 9783110216295