Martin Luther on Religion and Violence in the Disputation on the Right of Resistance to the Emperor

Luther's 1539 Disputation on the Right of Resistance to the Emperor is a recently neglected but historically important source for Luther’s developed theology of the role of religion in society and his legitimation of active (even violent) resistance to a religiously persecuting state.  The paper introduces the translation of the text for the American Edition of Luther’s Works. *Reading the working paper in advance is required for attendance. Email cura@bu.edu for your copy.* Co-sponsored with the School of Theology