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Paolo Astorri

Paolo Astorri is currently Research Associate at the KU Leuven Faculty of Law in Belgium.
Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany (ca. 1520-1720)

Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany (ca. 1520-1720)

It is clear that the Lutheran Reformation greatly contributed to changes in theological and legal ideas – but what was the extent of its impact on the field of contract law? Legal historians have extensively studied the contract doctrines developed by Roman Catholic theologians and canonists; however, they have largely neglected Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Johann Aepinus, Martin Chemnitz, Friedrich Balduin and many other reformers.

Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany (ca. 1520-1720)

Lutheran Theology and Contract Law in Early Modern Germany (ca. 1520-1720)

It is clear that the Lutheran Reformation greatly contributed to changes in theological and legal ideas – but what was the extent of its impact on the field of contract law? Legal historians have extensively studied the contract doctrines developed by Roman Catholic theologians and canonists; however, they have largely neglected Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Johann Aepinus, Martin Chemnitz, Friedrich Balduin and many other reformers.