The Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology: Freeing Luther from the Modern Political Narrative

by Michael Laffin

Book Overview

Michael Richard Laffin demonstrates the promise of Martin Luther's thought for contemporary political theology by showing how Luther has been over-determined in standard genealogies of modernity which frequently deafen us to his unique contribution.

Laffin argues that contemporary theologians have typically followed a narrative derived from the work of a previous generation of political historians and philosophers, which tend to screen out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 056768122X
• ISBN13: 9780567681225
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"