Lutheran theology and contract law in early modern Germany: (ca. 1520-1720)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A Lutheran Doctrine of Contract? -- 2 Research Hypothesis -- 3 Selection of Sources -- 4 Method -- 5 Structure -- Part I Christian Spirituality and Law: Developments and Sources -- Chapter 1 Care for the Souls before the Reformation and in th...
| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 A Lutheran Doctrine of Contract? -- 2 Research Hypothesis -- 3 Selection of Sources -- 4 Method -- 5 Structure -- Part I Christian Spirituality and Law: Developments and Sources -- Chapter 1 Care for the Souls before the Reformation and in the Early Modern Roman Catholic World -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1 The First Christian Communities -- 1.1.1 Christian Life in the World -- 1.1.2 The Jurisdiction of the Church -- 1.1.3 Monasticism and the Reform of Spiritual Life -- 1.2 From Augustine to Charlemagne -- 1.2.1 Pilgrims towards Heaven -- 1.2.2 From Penitentials to Capitulars -- 1.3 The Jurisdiction of the Souls -- 1.3.1 The Judgment of God -- 1.3.2 Theology of Penance -- 1.3.3 The forum poenitentiale -- 1.3.4 Dominicans' and Franciscans' summae -- 1.4 The Specialists of Conscience -- 1.4.1 Aristotelian Morality -- 1.4.2 Gerson and the Early Modern Scholastics -- 1.4.3 Jesuit Moral Theology -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 2 The Engagement of the Lutheran Theologians with Contract Law: Principles and Literature -- 2.0 Introduction -- 2.1 The Reformation of Contract Law -- 2.1.1 Introduction -- 2.1.2 Luther: Theological and Legal Premises -- 2.1.2.1 Justification and Moral Actions -- 2.1.2.2 The Law and the Gospel -- 2.1.2.3 Contract Law and the Love for Man's Neighbours -- 2.1.3 Melanchthon: Theological and Legal Premises -- 2.1.3.1 The Will, the Law and the Gospel -- 2.1.3.2 Divine Law and Natural Law -- 2.1.3.3 Contract Law as Divine Institution -- 2.1.4 The Contributions of the First Disciples -- 2.1.4.1 Introduction -- 2.1.4.2 Rhegius: The Student of Eck -- 2.1.4.3 Brenz: The Magistrate as Servant of Conscience -- 2.1.4.4 Aepinus: The Superintendent of Hamburg -- 2.2 The Struggle for Confessional Identity -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Ethical Treatises -- 2.2.2.1 Introduction. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (677 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783657701506 |
