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

Download or read book Greatness & Limits of Common Priesthood in 16th Century Reformation Theology written by Martijn Pouw and published by Summum Academic. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.