"This English translation of the Magdeburg Confession presents one of the seminal documents in the discussion of justified resistance to governmental power. Written in 1550 by the pastors of the city of Magdeburg, the document presents a clear and reasoned explanation for their resistance to the imposition of the Augsburg Interim. Even as it condemns rioting and rebelling, it exhorts Christians to resist if the government tries to rob them of the true religion. An introduction that explores the political and religious situation at the time the Confession was written and explanatory footnotes throughout provide additional biographical and historical context, including connecting this document to later writings such as those of John Knox, John Adams, and others"--
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