Includes indexes

Contents:

The Foundation of the Christian ethos

Justification as the presupposition of all Christian activity

Justification as the source of all Christian activity

Life as the exercise of faith

The life of the Christian as a struggle with himself

The knowledge of God's commands

The natural law

The natural law written and preached

The content of the natural law

The decalogue and the new decalogues

"Natural law" and "Christian law"

Stations and vocations (the orders)

The two kingdoms and the two governments

The biblical basis

Spiritual and worldly government

"The world" and "the secular"

Change in approach and basis

The unity of the two governments

The difference between the two governments

The two governments depend on each other

The Christian in both governments

The interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount

Two areas and forms of activity

Unity in love

Response to the criticism of Luther's doctrine of the two governments

Love, marriage, parenthood

Sexuality and love

Marriage as God's will and work

The twofold meaning of marriage

Divorce

Parents and children

Work

Property, business and economics

The state

Political authority as God's creation and order

The Christian's attitude toward the State

The limits of the authority of government and of obedience

Law and the administration of justice

War

The Social order

Christian ministry to political officials

Political power and the church

Great men in political history