The Lutheran theory of political resistance in the German territories : from Luther to the Book of Concord / by Kathryn Ann Rickert.
| Author/creator | Rickert, Kathryn Ann author. |
| Other author | Nischan, Bodo, degree supervisor. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Production | 1998. |
| Description | vi, 167 leaves : map ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Summary | The purpose of this thesis is to examine the teachings of Martin Luther on political resistance and the modifications made to his teachings on this subject by contemporaries and the succeeding generation of Lutheran reformers and princes during the confessionalization period, from approximately 1530 to 1580. Some historians recently have focused solely on Luther's teachings on submission, leaving an unbalanced picture of his views on political resistance. Others have pointed to Philip Melanchthon's teachings on resistance and the subsequent controversies and conflicts among Lutherans, virtually ignoring the role of the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 that enabled the ruler to dictate doctrine and practice on political resistance in his churches. This thesis reviews the teachings of Luther, Melanchthon, and the formulators of the Book of Concord, as well as the increasing power and influence of the German territorial princes in establishing the acceptable limits of political resistance in their churches. |
| General note | Submitted to the faculty of the Department of History. |
| General note | Advisor: Bodo Nischan |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 1998 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 157-164). |
| Genre/form | dissertations. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JC141.L8 R53 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
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