The Revolutionary Luther: A Gramscian Analysis of Luther's Universal Priesthood

The purpose of this article is to present an image of Martin Luther viewed through the lens of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. The primary focus of the article will be on Luther's articulation of the universal priesthood as it was presented in the 1520 treatise “To the Christian Nobility of th...

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Main Author: Montover, Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Dialog
Year: 2010, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 70-78
Further subjects:B Antonio Gramsci
B Martin Luther
B Priesthood of all believers
B Hegemony
B “To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation”
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to present an image of Martin Luther viewed through the lens of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. The primary focus of the article will be on Luther's articulation of the universal priesthood as it was presented in the 1520 treatise “To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation.” We will discover that in this treatise Luther's attack on papal authority was, in Gramscian terms, a counter-hegemonic revolutionary act.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2009.00503.x