History A-Level
Political authority and obedience
What Political authority and obedience means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Political authority and obedience
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Luther rejected violence against lawful authority and stressed obedience to secular authority, which made his teaching more acceptable to German princes.
Topics that use Political authority and obedience
- The development of Lutheranism, 1521–46 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Catechism
- German Mass
- Princely alliances
- Real Presence
- Reformation and social revolt
- Religious radicalism and order
- Edict of Worms
- heretic
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