THESES ON ROMANS 13

  • Klaus Nürnberger University of South Africa (UNISA)
Keywords: Romans 13, Sin of the ruled, Sin of the rulers, Legitimise authoritarian rule, ‘just war’ theory

Abstract

Romans is the text most frequently used to legitimise authoritarian rule. These theses argue that a democratic system is more in line with the intention of Romans 13, because both the sin of the ruled and the rulers are controlled. Under democratic presuppositions Romans 13 legitimises the overthrow of an illegitimate government, subject to the other criteria of the ‘just war’ theory.

Author Biography

Klaus Nürnberger, University of South Africa (UNISA)
Department of Theology
Published
2020-10-03
Section
Articles