Attitudes Toward the Use of Force and Violence in Thomas Muentzer, Menno Simons, and Martin Luther

Authors

Ralph L. Moellering, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

7-1-1960

Document Type

Article

Keywords

luther, muentzer, violence, force, theology, war, medieval, reformation, zwickau

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The treatise offered here seeks to extract and delineate, from three leading figures of the Reformation period, three basic attitudes toward the use of force and violence which have been, and continue to be, assumed by the followers of Jesus Christ. When Constantine first raised the Christian banner in front of his armies he was already tending in the direction of the first position exemplified most clearly in the career and theology of Thomas Muentzcr.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Moellering, Ralph L. (1960) "Attitudes Toward the Use of Force and Violence in Thomas Muentzer, Menno Simons, and Martin Luther," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 31, Article 46.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol31/iss1/46