Luther became willingly involved in politics if one of two circumstances were given. Sometimes he felt that the political issue could not really be understood without explaining its theological implications…The second situation which might involve Luther in politics arose when he believed that the respect which he enjoyed among some of the great of this world might enable him to influence for peace and justice men who would not listen to anyone else. Here he acted as an individual Christian citizen.
George Forell, Luther and Politics, 5.
Luther and Politics
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