Babel, Tyranny and Totality: Reading Genesis 11 with Luther

In this article, I consider Martin Luther's treatment of the tower of Babel narrative in his late Lectures on Genesis in order to display the continuing fruitfulness of a close reading of his exposition of Scripture for the task of contemporary political theology. Luther addresses the themes of...

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Main Author: Laffin, Michael Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2018]
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 408-421
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HB Old Testament
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDD Protestant Church
NCD Political ethics
Further subjects:B Babel
B Martin Luther
B Genesis
B Repentance
B Political Theology
B Bible. Genesis 11
B Tyranny
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