The Revolutionary Luther: A Gramscian Analysis of Luther's Universal Priesthood |
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| Authors: | By Nathan Montover |
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| Affiliation: | Nathan Montover teaches Religion at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. He also serves as pastor of St. James Lutheran Church in Bettendorf, IA. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : The purpose of this article is to present an image of Martin Luther viewed through the lens of Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci. The primary focus of the article will be on Luther's articulation of the universal priesthood as it was presented in the 1520 treatise "To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation." We will discover that in this treatise Luther's attack on papal authority was, in Gramscian terms, a counter-hegemonic revolutionary act. |
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| Keywords: | Antonio Gramsci hegemony priesthood of all believers Martin Luther " To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation" |
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