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Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by John Calvin
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by John Calvin

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2964 Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority, edited and translated by Harro Hopfl (read 9 Mar 1997) This little book contains a translation of Martin Luther's 1523 "On Secular Authority" and of John Calvin's words on the subject in his 1536 Institutes of the Christian Religion. The friend who asked me to read it was assured by me that I would do so. But that it caught any great interest of mine I cannot say. Luther throws in asinine jabs at the Pope so that was not conducive to my appreciation of what he had to say. Calvin is far too submissive to civil authority to impress me. ( )
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This volume contains new, unabridged translations of Luther's On Secular Authority and Calvin's On Civil Government. These works represent the authors' attempts to balance their commitments to the maintenance of order in Church and polity on the one hand, and the overriding imperative of uncompromising obedience to the will of God as revealed in Scripture on the other. The book is intended to be readily intelligible to students and nonspecialists, but precise enough for scholars. The introduction relates the works to the thought and activities of their authors, and a glossary, chronology and bibliography are also provided.

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