Protestant Thought and Republican Spirit
How Luther Enchanted the World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3604217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Mitchell (0000-0002-4026-8680, George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 688-695 |
| Publication date | 1992-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1964131 |
| OpenAlex | W2002677672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Arguments about the emergence of modern political theory often claim that Protestantism's significance was that it evacuated the political world, that a more properly political ethic took its place, a "disenchanted" one. I shall consider Luther's understanding of biblical history, thoughts on the Christian prince, and view of the "bonds of union" between Christians in order to understand the relationship between the political and spiritual realms. I suggest that even though Luther argues for the separation of the two realms, his political realm is by no means disenchanted. His politics can only be understood in light of his claims about the purview of God the Father and God the Son. "Political vacuum theories," I suggest, misconstrue the relationship between politics and religion in Protestant thought
Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Protestant work ethic · Protestantism · Realm · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |