Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority (English Version)

Author: Luther
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Martin Luther and John Calvin were the principal Magistral Reformers of the sixteenth century: they sought to enlist the cooperation of rulers in the work of reforming the Church. However, neither regarded the relationship between Church and rulers as a comfortable or unproblematic one. They were torn between the overriding imperative of uncompromising obedience to the will of God as revealed in Scripture, and their sense of the urgent need to maintain order and authority in Church and polity.