Philipp Melanchthon
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Education, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Teaching, Teachers, Protestantism, Protestants
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, German History
Article abstract: Melanchthon was a German Humanist scholar who became a close associate of Martin Luther in the Protestant Reformation. Known for his warm evangelical piety and his irenic, ecumenical spirit, he was the author of the Augsburg Confession of 1530, basically a summary of Luther’s teachings, which remains as the fundamental confessional platform of worldwide Lutheranism. Melanchthon also is credited with having established the German school system.
Early Life
Philipp Melanchthon was born in the village of Bretten in the German Rhineland,...
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