Mystical Foundations of Politics? Luther on God's Presence and the Place of Human Beings
This article opens up a dialogue between two strands of Luther research, which until now have had limited contact: a German strand interested in the influence of Luther's mystical education on his Reformation theology, and a German and Anglo-American strand concerned with Luther's doctrine...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 422-434 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CG Christianity and Politics KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Mysticism B Politics B Staupitz B Luther B the three estates |
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| Summary: | This article opens up a dialogue between two strands of Luther research, which until now have had limited contact: a German strand interested in the influence of Luther's mystical education on his Reformation theology, and a German and Anglo-American strand concerned with Luther's doctrine of the three estates and understanding of politics, emphasising in particular God's constant activity in our daily life. This article has a twofold aim: first, to undertake a historical reconstruction of the influence of mysticism on the late Luther, and second to draw some systematic conclusions for our contemporary situation. The conclusion emphasises that the mystical tradition helps us to gain a better understanding of God's manifold present activities, namely, because it helps us to perceive that God does not work through spoken words alone, but also through gestures, gazes and other embodied activities. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946818792628 |