Trust in K.E. Løgstrup's Lutheran Political Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7447801 |
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| Authors | Svend Andersen (0000-0002-2295-0571, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 519-529 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/johs.12301 |
| OpenAlex | W3109904740 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article discusses the treatment of trust by Danish theologian and philosopher K.E. Løgstrup (1905‐1981). In order to contextualize Løgstrup's position, I first present some significant analyses of trust in philosophy and the social sciences. I then outline the Lutheran character of Løgstrup's political ethics against the background of Luther's view on government. Whereas Luther regards the political order as God‐given, Løgstrup sees basic trust as a given precondition for various kinds of socio‐political trust. He thus represents a Lutheran line of thought that can contribute to contemporary political discourse
Political science · Politics · Sociology · Historical Legal Studies and Society · Law · Philosophy · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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