Die Augsburger Confession by Philipp Melanchthon

"Die Augsburger Confession" by Philipp Melanchthon is a confession of faith presented in 1530. Written in both German and Latin, this document was presented by German rulers at the Diet of Augsburg to Emperor Charles V, who sought to restore religious unity in the Holy Roman Empire. The confession contains 28 articles outlining Lutheran beliefs and criticizing Catholic practices. It became the primary confessional document of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important texts of the Protestant Reformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560
Title Die Augsburger Confession
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augsburg_Confession
Credits Produced by Theodore Mayes
Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language German
Language Latin
LoC Class BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements
Subject Lutheran Church -- Doctrines
Subject Theology, Doctrinal
Category Text
EBook-No. 607
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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