Law and Protestantism: The Legal Teachings of the Lutheran Reformation - Hardcoverby John Witte (Author), Martin E. Marty (Foreword by) The Lutheran Reformation of the early sixteenth century brought about immense and far reaching change in the structures of church and state, and in religious and secular ideas. This book investigates the relationship between the law and religious ideology in Luther's Germany, showing how they developed in response to the momentum of Lutheran teachings and influence. John Witte, Jr. argues that it