tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316810.post6466670066022656042..comments2023-08-03T10:39:35.671-04:00Comments on Anti-Climacus: Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05693481720368030657noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316810.post-24160083869073833842012-12-24T12:07:05.098-05:002012-12-24T12:07:05.098-05:00I tend to think of Luther's importance being o...I tend to think of Luther's importance being overblown, especially on political questions, because the upshot of Lutheran Theories of Polity is just not significantly different from Catholic theories of the same: primarily monarchies and strict hierarchies, just no Pope. "Lutheran resistance theory" is just as much of an oxymoron as "Catholic resistance theory" (though Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693481720368030657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3316810.post-89725751674970737882012-12-24T11:28:09.508-05:002012-12-24T11:28:09.508-05:00I think Luther is more important because in his de...I think Luther is more important because in his desire to avoid and replace the hierarchical structure of the Church, he lays the groundwork of enthroning the family as the fundamental unit of society and to a large extent Earthly authority, which is in turn reflected in Calvin.FLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04153989000780677971noreply@blogger.com