Greatness and Limits of Common Priesthood in 16th Century Reformation Theology

Martijn Pouw
Title
Greatness and Limits of Common Priesthood in 16th Century Reformation Theology
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9789492701138
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Hardback
Language
English
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Martijn Pouw

Greatness and Limits of Common Priesthood in 16th Century Reformation Theology

Luther affirmed, in the context of the 16th century, the radical equality of all believers by explicitly referring to the priesthood common to everyone. The priesthood of all believers became a fundamental principle and feature of the whole Protestant reformation movement. This study attempts to thoroughly grasp and re-think Luther’s and Calvin’s notions of common priesthood without the ministerial, to understand better and to shed light upon the necessary mutual relationship between both ministerial and common priesthoods as maintained in Roman Catholic doctrine.
Author

Martijn Pouw

Martijn S. Pouw (1977) studied European law at Maastricht University and worked as a lawyer and university lecturer for several years. He studied theology at the Pontifi cal University of the Holy Cross in Rome. Since 2018 he is priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei. A year later, he received his PhD in Theology from the same university.