{"product_id":"9780567681225","title":"Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology Freeing Luther from the Modern Political Narrative","description":"\u003ch3\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark Enquiries in Theological Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePromise of Martin Luther's Political Theology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFreeing Luther from the Modern Political Narrative\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Richard Laffin | Brian Brock | Susan F. Parsons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaffin 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 or distort the Reformers'  contribution to political theory. Common to these narratives are charges  against Luther for his perceived univocal and nominal ontology  resulting in a privatized and spiritualized Christianity, thus falsely  dividing the world into autonomous spheres. Additionally, the narratives  claim that Luther follows in the wake of voluntarism, leading to an  insistence on human passivity that leaves no room for pagan virtue.   Thus, politics is reduced to an authoritarian imposition of order. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  contrast to the dominant narratives of political modernity, Laffin  re-examines these narratives by focusing on the political significance  of areas in Luther's corpus often neglected in contemporary accounts of  his political thought, especially his commentaries on Scripture and  writings on the sacraments.  Attention to these writings brings forth  the crucial themes of the two ecclesiae and the three institutions.   Constructively, these themes are deployed in critical engagement with  contemporary political theology, particularly as represented in Radical  Orthodoxy and the new-Augustinianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Richard Laffin \u003c\/b\u003eteaches theological ethics at the University of Aberdeen, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 May 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eT\u0026amp;T Clark\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780567681225\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332535320716,"sku":"9780567681225","price":44.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ab8b8dde-ccde-43cd-972a-4b3880c83937.jpg?v=1783603894","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780567681225","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}