This chapter presents an overview of Martin Luther’s doctrine on professional activities developed in On the Freedom of a Christian, To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, and some Postils. This doctrine will eventually be collected in the Augustan Confession, stating the obligation to attend diligently to one’s own Beruf (calling) and paving the way for a general principle of professional ethics. In analysing the author’s elaboration on calling, his insistence on the subjective intention of the performer is highlighted. Luther does not make any objective connection between social-economic status, moral quality, and professional competence. However, his elaboration is key to shedding light on professional activity being viewed, and lived, as the main vector of self-realization.
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Chapter Title
Dalla libertà delle opere alla vocazione all’impegno diligente. Lavoro e professione in Martin Lutero
Authors
Tiziana Faitini
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.29
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Publication Year
2024
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Idee di lavoro e di ozio per la nostra civiltà
Editors
Giovanni Mari, Francesco Ammannati, Stefano Brogi, Tiziana Faitini, Arianna Fermani, Francesco Seghezzi, Annalisa Tonarelli
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Number of Pages
1894
Publication Year
2024
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7
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979-12-215-0245-9
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979-12-215-0319-7
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979-12-215-0320-3
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
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2704-5919