Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
5-1-1954
Document Type
Article
Keywords
luther, war, emperor, feudal system, reformation, political authority, elector frederick, bugenhagen, persecution, revolution, resistance
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Secular authority, according to Luther, is in a sense the extension of patriarchal authority to the community. As such it is part of the present order of creation, by which Luther meant the conditions of human activity and existence in history. However, its constitutional form, like all other political settlements within the frame of Moral Law, was for him a matter of human expediency. For his part, Luther was content to accept the political settlement of his time.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Acts 5:29;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Klann, H. R.
(1954)
"Luther on War and Revolution,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 25, Article 25.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol25/iss1/25
