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The '''Two kingdoms doctrine''' is a Lutheran teaching. [[God]] rules the entire world, but he does this in two ways: temporal and spiritual. The two kingdoms bear a resemblance to certain features from [[Saint Augustine]] of Hippo, who distinguished between the ''City of God'' and the Earthly city, a city of man.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=G-20AF8gV2MC&pg=PA23 Encyclopedia of Political Thought]</ref> | The '''Two kingdoms doctrine''' is a Lutheran teaching. [[God]] rules the entire world, but he does this in two ways: temporal and spiritual. The two kingdoms bear a resemblance to certain features from [[Saint Augustine]] of Hippo, who distinguished between the ''City of God'' and the Earthly city, a city of man.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=G-20AF8gV2MC&pg=PA23 Encyclopedia of Political Thought]</ref> | ||
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| + | In addition to [[Martin Luther]], two prominent advocates for the doctrine are [[John Calvin]] and [[John Locke]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gl9UDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA361 Calvin's Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church: Christ's Two Kingdoms]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 00:14, September 27, 2017
The Two kingdoms doctrine is a Lutheran teaching. God rules the entire world, but he does this in two ways: temporal and spiritual. The two kingdoms bear a resemblance to certain features from Saint Augustine of Hippo, who distinguished between the City of God and the Earthly city, a city of man.[1]
In addition to Martin Luther, two prominent advocates for the doctrine are John Calvin and John Locke.[2]