Lutheranism
Elector John
John Frederick I of Saxony, the Lutheran elector who defended the Reformation after Frederick the Wise.
Flensburg Disputation (1529)
Flensburg Disputation (1529): A contest over the Lord’s Supper. A concise account of the debate and its place in the Protestant Reformation.
Hans Brask
The last great Catholic bishop of Sweden, who fought Olaus Petri and the Reformation until he went into exile in 1527.
Johannes Brenz
A short biography of Johannes Brenz (1499–1570), Luther’s hearer at Heidelberg, reformer of Schwäbisch Hall and Württemberg, author of the Württemberg Confession, and catechist.
Lutheran versus Reformed
A comparison of Lutheran and Reformed traditions on Christology, worship, sacraments, covenant, law and gospel, and salvation.
Martin Chemnitz
A short biography of Martin Chemnitz (1522–1586), Lutheran theologian of Brunswick, author of the Examination of the Council of Trent and a chief architect of the Formula of Concord.
Mikael Agricola
A short biography of Mikael Agricola (c. 1509–1557), Luther’s student, translator of the Finnish New Testament, first Protestant bishop of Turku, and father of Finnish literature.
Nikolaus von Amsdorf
A short biography of Nikolaus von Amsdorf (1483–1565), Luther’s friend at Leipzig and Worms, reformer of Magdeburg, first Protestant bishop of Naumburg, and strict defender of Luther’s teaching.
Philip Melanchthon
A short biography of Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), Luther’s colleague at Wittenberg, author of the Loci Communes and the Augsburg Confession, and the Preceptor of Germany.
Primož Trubar
A short biography of Primož Trubar (1508–1586), reformer of Carniola and father of the Slovene written language.
Protestant Family Tree
A visual family tree tracing the historical relationships among major Protestant traditions that emerged from the Reformation.
Reformation Branches
A visual guide to the earliest branches of the Protestant Reformation and the principal reformers associated with each tradition.
Urbanus Rhegius
A short biography of Urbanus Rhegius (1489–1541), preacher at Augsburg, superintendent of Lüneburg, and author of a handbook for preachers.
