Lex charitatis : a juristic disquisition on law in the theology of Martin Luther - Heckel, Johannes, 1889-1963.; Krodel, Gottfried G. (Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2010)
Preface / by Martin Heckel -- From Martin Heckel's preface of the second German edition of Lex charitatis, 1973 -- Introduction -- Which concept 'law' did Martin Luther affirm? -- The present interpretation of Luther's idea of law in the context of its theological origin and of the main stages of its development -- The problem -- The present situation in research -- The new formulation of the problem -- The theological origin of Luther's doctrine of law and the development of Luther's doctrine of law -- The sovereignty of the divine law -- The development of Luther's doctrine of law -- The basic features of Luther's doctrine of law -- The basis of Luther's doctrine of law : the doctrine of the two kingdoms -- The origin of Luther's doctrine of the two kingdoms -- The kingdom of the world -- The kindom of Christ -- The kingdom of God at the right of God and the kingdom of God at the left of God -- Luther's doctrine of law -- The connection of the doctrine of the kingdoms with the doctrine of law -- The divine law in the status of the incorrupt nature -- The divine natural law -- The divine positive law -- Human law in the status of the corrupt nature during the age of unwritten law -- The substantive secular natural law -- The institutional secular natural law -- Written law -- The law of Christ -- The existence of the Christian in the legal structures of this world -- The Christian as a member of the church in the world -- The Christian in the estate of marriage -- The Christian in the politia -- The spiritual basis of the Christian's freedom in the politia -- The Christian as a legal associate in the politia -- The Christian as a subject in the politia -- The doctrine of the tyrant -- The Christian in the office of governmental authority -- Luther's doctrine of the "Christian body" especially in To the Christian nobility of the German nation -- Retrospect -- What happened to Luther's doctrine of law?
Translated from German.
"From the second edition of Lex charitatis. Eine juristiche Untersuchung ber das Recht in der Theologie Martin Luthers."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546.; Law (Theology) -- History of doctrines