Philip Melanchthon
Augsburg Confession (1530)
The Augsburg Confession of 1530: its occasion at the Diet of Augsburg, Melanchthon's authorship, Luther's part from the Coburg, the twenty-eight articles, the Roman Confutation, and the Invariata and Variata editions.
Impact on Education
How the Reformation’s demand for biblical literacy produced schools, academies, parish education, and a broad Protestant commitment to learning.
Justus Jonas
A short biography of Justus Jonas (1493–1555), Luther’s colleague at Wittenberg, translator, preacher, reformer of Halle, and witness of Luther’s death.
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.
The Colloquy of Regensburg
The Colloquy of Regensburg (1541): Charles V’s attempt to reunite Protestants and Catholics, the agreed article on justification, the break over the church and the Mass, and Calvin’s warning against a “half-Christ.”
Zacharias Ursinus
A short biography of Zacharias Ursinus (1534–1583), pupil of Melanchthon and Vermigli, professor at Heidelberg, and principal author of the Heidelberg Catechism.
