as entirely new, emphasizing the individual's call by God to fulfill some task in the secular world, with this seen as the highest form of moral activity (p. 80). He noted that Luther believed that the monastic life was actually selfish and devoid of value, while labor is an expression of brotherly love that is pleasing to God (p. 81).
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