# From Gospel to Law: The Lutheran Reformation & its Impact on Law, Politics & Society

Legal scholar John Witte Jr. discussed how the Protestant Reformation transformed not only theology and the church but also law and the state. Drawing on new biblical and classical learning, Protestant theologians and jurists brought sweeping changes to constitutional order, criminal law, family law, and the laws of education and social welfare. This lecture, offered in anticipation of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's Reformation, explored the Reformation's enduring impact, for better or worse, on Western life, law and learning.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2015
- By: John W. Kluge Center (library Of Congress)
- Genres: History, Religion
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689951/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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