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title: 'Luther and Religious Persecution'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Dunlop Moore'
date: 1897-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Reformation History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 15'
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Matthew 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moore-1897-luther-and-religious-persecution
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# Luther and Religious Persecution

Commemorates Melanchthon; critiques Luther’s later advocacy of harsh persecution, especially toward Jews; and examines the constitutional powers of the General Assembly in Presbyterian polity.

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