Martin Luther’s political theology has fallen on hard times. While it was once common to give him credit for the emergence of modern political liberties, Luther’s legacy has, especially since the second world war, soured. Many have claimed that he set the stage for an unholy sort of sacred nationalism, while more recent commentators say that Luther had no political theology at all, but was instead content to take a “hands off” approach, ceding everything to an emerging secular state.
Steven Wedgeworth
“The First Fair Trial”: The Genealogy of the Separation of Church and State
What insight did R.L. Dabney have on the origins of American religious liberty?