Who drew most heavily on Thomas Aquinas and the Scholastics for his teachings?
Who believed that since good works have no merit towards gaining salvation, there is no
According to Calvin, fallen human reason can be relied upon in which of these subjects?
Which characteristic should a prince appear to have, according to Machiavelli?
Which type of law is recognized by Richard Hooker?
Who believed that even a bad ruler must be obeyed?
All of the following stressed the doctrine of the “church invisible” except
Who accepted the medieval doctrine of the “two swords” to explain the relation of church
Machiavelli advises that a ruler who becomes prince of his native city should seek to rule
According to Machiavelli, fortune controls
Who influenced Luther and Calvin’s view of scripture?
Who said that the procedures for marriage and divorce should be left to civil government?
Who believed in the total depravity of man?
Who wrote the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity?
Who believed that all the legal requirements of the Old Testament should be upheld by the government today?
Who believed that the best could be identified with the oldest?
The reformed doctrine of justification held that men are justified by the free gift of
According to Leo Strauss, the key to understanding Machiavelli’s Discourse is
Who claimed that it was the duty of Christians to revolt against an ungodly prince?
Who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
According to Leo Strauss’ article in your textbook, Machiavelli uses this emperor as a model for a prince who wishes to become the founder of a new state
Who wrote the Vindiciae Contra Tycannos?
The Reformers believed that the spiritual and temporal kingdoms are
The Reformers held that the proper relation of church and state is
Machiavelli tells the prince to distrust any advisor who
Who held that matters of church polity must be decided by human reason?
Hooker believed all of the following, except
Who held that the best religion is one which is most useful for achieving political ends?
Who believed in the doctrine of social contract and popular sovereignty?
Who understood scripture as setting limits within which positive guidance must be sought
from reason, tradition, or history?
The Prince is dedicated to
Machiavelli advises rulers to cultivate a reputation for
According to the Reformers, if government commands me to break God’s law, I can do all except
Who favored monarchic rule?
Who claimed that church polity must be conformable to scripture?
Who held that temporal government has the responsibility for maintenance of true worship
For Luther and Calvin, natural law is ultimately identical to
The core of reformed theology is the doctrine of
Why should government be obeyed, according to Luther and Calvin?
According to Machiavelli, what do the common people expect of a ruler?
According to Luther and Calvin man belongs to “two kingdoms.” What are these two kingdoms and what is the relationship between them?
Explain Luther’s idea of the church invisible. How is it different from the visible church?