This volume is a comparative study of the development of the thought of Luther and Melanchthon on the role of secular magistrates in the church that, in contras

In this new account of the emergence of a distinctive territorial state in early modern Germany, Robert von Friedeburg examines how the modern notion of state d

Christy Wilkens made the long trek to Lourdes with her husband, Todd, and their toddler, Oscar--who was plagued by mysterious seizures--through a program with t

Economics of Faith examines the role of religious leaders in the development of poor relief institutions in early modern Europe. As preachers, policy makers, ad

This volume (volume 5) features Luther's writings that intesect church and state, faith and life lived as a follower of Christ. His insights regarding marriage,