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Duane Larson is former President of Wartburg Theological Seminary and former Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (now of United Lutheran Seminary). A writer of several books and many articles in theology and science, ecumenical theology, moral injury, and political theology, he is co-author (with Jeff Zust) of Care for the Sorrowing Soul, Healing Moral Injuries from Military Service and Implications for the Rest of Us (2017).
""Not every theologian is conversant in multiple disciplines. But Duane Larson explores science, law, scripture, philosophy, and even economics to reclaim a right understanding of the well-known but often misunderstood Doctrine of Two Kingdoms."" --Peter W. Marty, publisher, Christian Century ""Duane Larson's rehabilitation of Luther's insight on the Two Kingdoms is timely, subtle, useful, and sprightly. Eschewing (all-too-common) extremes of theocratic ambition and political passivity, Larson shows us how political theology belongs in the murky middle. Agamben, Zizek, and other unlikely interlocutors with Martin Luther stimulate insight and upend bromides. Its nuanced readings of Scripture, engagement with natural law, and attention to secular realities make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the urgent question of the Christian's political existence today."" --Derek Nelson, Professor of Religion, Wabash College, Indiana ""Rev. Dr. Larson speaks powerfully to the urgencies the Christian religion faces in the current fractious times. Drawing from the wisdom found in philosophy, honest consideration of the Lutheran experiences vis-à-vis power and church, and with deep appreciation of the Lutheran eschatological imagination, Larson unfolds the promise of Luther's doctrine of the two kingdoms as a hopeful apocalyptic vision with roots in the proclamation of the Apostle Paul. This engagingly-written work with original theological analysis and arguments both educates and empowers its readers."" --Kirsi Stjerna, First Lutheran, Los Angeles/Southwest California Synod Professor of Lutheran History and Theology, California Lutheran University ""Lutheran political theology must retrieve and reinterpret the foundational insights of Luther's Two Kingdoms. Duane Larson brilliantly overcomes misunderstandings in a constructive project that restores to its central place the living word of God. The Gospel of Jesus Christ contends with the principalities and powers under a theology of the cross, on the right, and reimagined divine sovereignty under natural law, on the left. A tour de force!"" --Craig L. Nessan, William D. Streng Professor for the Education and Renewal of the Church, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Iowa
