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Philipp Melanchthon [Melancthon] (1497-1560) humanist scholar, university professor, and Reformation theologian, was called the "Teacher of Germany" because of his efforts to improve educational standards. A tireless writer, a few of his more famous works include: Loci Communes Theologici (first issued in 1521 but often revised as his thinking matured), the Augsburg Confession (1530), and Commentary on Romans (1540).

Resources in This Category

• Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531)

  http://www.projectwittenberg.org/etext/boc/ap/
  The reformer's response to the Roman Catholic Confutation, a critique of the original Lutheran statement of belief.

• Augsburg Confession (1530)

  http://www.projectwittenberg.org/etext/boc/ac/
  Written by the reformer on behalf of Luther and the Evangelical leaders, dealing with similarities and differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran party.

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Philipp Melancthon

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10151a.htm
  Extensive article, informative but anti-Lutheran. Thorough examination of his humanism and his contributions to western educational theory and practice.

• Internet Archive: Life of Philip Melanchthon

  http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofphilipmelan00stum/
  E-text of 1897 biography by Joseph Stump with numerous woodcut illustrations.

• Internet Archive: Philip Melanchthon, 1497-1560

  http://www.archive.org/details/philipmelanchtho00wilsrich/
  E-text of 1897 work by George Wilson for the London Religious Tract Society.

• Internet Archive: Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant Preceptor of Germany

  http://www.archive.org/details/philipmelanchtho00richuoft/
  E-text of 1898 work by James William Richard.

• Internet Archive: Philip Melancthon: The Wittemberg Professor and Theologian of the Reformation

  http://www.archive.org/details/philopmelancthon00deanuoft/
  E-text of 1890 biography by David J. Deane, a popular introduction written for the general reader.

• Melanchthon, Philipp. Paulus Spricht zu den Colossern (Paul Speaks to the Colossians)

  http://www.pitts.emory.edu/Archives/text/mss115.html
  Includes a brief biography, and a transcription of a meditation from a manuscript dated 1551.

• People in Luther's Environment: Philipp Melanchthon

  http://www.luther.de/en/themen/melanch.html
  Includes a brief biography, picture, and timeline.

• Philipp Melanchthon and Education

  http://spindleworks.com/library/rfaber/melanchton_edu.htm
  Deals especially with his influence on German schools and on his impact on the substance and methodology of Reformed schools.

• Project Wittenberg: Philip Melanchthon

  http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-melan.html
  Etexts including the his "History of the Life" and "Acts of Martin Luther" in English and Latin, the Augsburg Confession, and links to other works and evaluations of the reformer.

• The Augsburg Confession

  http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/607
  Etext at Project Gutenberg.

• The Contributions of Philipp Melancthon

  http://www.elcm.org/theology/presentationmelancthon.html
  Extensive article about one man's attempt to understand the reformer in his context. Includes biography, examination of his Loci Communes Theologici and Romans Commentary, and his place in the Book of Concord.

• The Phillip Melanchthon Quinquennial

  http://www.melanchthon.de/e/
  Biography and background commemorating the 500th anniversary (1997) of the Reformer's birth.

• Wikipedia: Philipp Melanchthon

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Melanchthon
  Biography and accomplishments.

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