A influência da reforma Luterana no processo de formação do estado-nação alemão
AUTOR(ES)
Mariana Pimenta Bertolla
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2009
RESUMO
This dissertation analyses the Churchs political influence on the State, a controversial topic with roots of great depth in history, especially in the period when the States were being formed, when the Church had many riches and power and dominion over education, affecting the political basis and infiltrating the civil authorities. Therefore, this studys goal is to provide a general look of how the Protestant Reformation influenced the politics, specifically in Germany and in its late unification process; and to understand how the Churchs division, starting with the Protestant Reformation, generated consequences in the political world. In order to analyze the role of Protestantism in the formation of the German nation, the Catholic Churchs history was analyzed, showing its evolution and how in the medieval period, it became an independent and autonomous institution, that possessed many lands, riches and the monopoly of knowledge. An institution capable of exercising great political and social influence in the people and in the civil authorities. This research is organized around the question: is there in fact a real influence of Protestantism in the formation of the German nation? Based on historical and theological arguments, the suggested hypothesis is that the Protestantism influenced the formation of the modern political thought, more specifically in the formation of the concept of German nation, given the verifications as: the real power the Catholic Church had over the government of the European territories, influence that was extended to Lutheranism in Christianitys division, especially when it was used by princes who sought regional autonomy, which led to the strengthening of the internal segregation of the territories that would come to constitute Germany.
ASSUNTO(S)
estado-nação alemão protestant reformation lutheranism reforma protestante política luteranismo politics german nation teologia
