The ethics of Martin Luther

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Glavni autor: Althaus, Paul, 1888-1966 (-)
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, [1972]
Predmet:
Sadržaj:
  • 1. The foundation of the Christian ethos
  • Justification as the presupposition of all Christian activity
  • Justification as the source of all Christian activity
  • Life as the exercise of faith
  • The life of the Christian as a struggle with himself
  • 2. The knowledge of God's commands
  • The natural law
  • The natural law written and preached
  • The content of the natural law
  • The Decalogue and the "New Decalogues"
  • "Natural law" and "Christian law"
  • 3. Stations and vocations (the orders)
  • 4. The two kingdoms and the two governments
  • The biblical basis
  • Spiritual and worldly government
  • The concepts of kingdom and government
  • "The world" and "the secular"
  • Change in approach and basis
  • The unity of the two governments
  • The difference between the two governments
  • The two governments depend on each other
  • The Christian in both governments
  • The interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount
  • Two areas and forms of activity
  • Unity in love
  • Response to the criticism of Luther's doctrine of the two governments
  • 5. Love, marriage, parenthood
  • Sexuality and love
  • Marriage as God's will and work
  • The twofold meaning of marriage
  • Divorce
  • Parents and children
  • 6. Work
  • 7. Property, business, and economics
  • 8. The state
  • Political authority as God's creation and order
  • The Christian's attitude toward the state
  • The limits of the authority of government and of obedience
  • Law and the administration of justice
  • War
  • The social order
  • Christian ministry to political officials
  • Political power an the church
  • 9. Great men in political history.