Fear God, honor the king: magisterial power and the church in the Reformation, circa 1470-1600
Introduction : Historical survey : How had the church gained such vast temporal authorities? -- Luther and "two governments" doctrines -- Zwingli, civil authority and the church to 1536 -- Civil authority and the sectarians -- Secular authority in the works of the second-generation reforme...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Pickwick Publications
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church
/ State
/ History 1470-1600
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance |
| Further subjects: | B
Christianity and culture
History 16th century
B Reformation B Church History of doctrines 16th century B Church and state B History B Church and state History 16th century |
| Summary: | Introduction : Historical survey : How had the church gained such vast temporal authorities? -- Luther and "two governments" doctrines -- Zwingli, civil authority and the church to 1536 -- Civil authority and the sectarians -- Secular authority in the works of the second-generation reformers -- Civil authority and the church in Tudor England -- Conclusion : royal ecclesiastical authority in Catholic Europe. From a medieval perspective, God had provided a church to shepherd believers toward salvation. It had a divine mission, a sacred history, a hierarchy of officers, and the intellectual support of respected thinkers. It provided a means for believers to interact with God. Believers also had to interact with neighbors, strangers, and their rulers. Fear God, Honor the King considers that sometimes surprisingly problematic issue. What is the correct relationship between the church, believers, and the ruling magisterial authority (whether alderman, mayors, or kings)? The thinkers of the Reformation era produced many answers. They explained in a variety of ways how the church related to, or fit in with, or was separate from, or was controlled by the temporal government of the realm, and they set into motion what became the determinant factors--social, political, economic, and philosophical--underpinning modern Western societies' determination to keep the church and the state in well-defined autonomous cubicles. The Reformers' rival ideas ushered in new philosophies (such as conciliarism and localism) as well as directly conflicting doctrines (such as Luther's two kingdoms or Bucer's co-terminus). This book examines, compares, and explains these new theories using the voices of the Reformers' themselves |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliography (p. 301-316) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1725256630 |