Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 129 Melanchthon, Philipp 1497 1560 Schwarzerd, Philipp Faventinus, Didymus The Apology of the Augsburg Confession Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced for Project Gutenberg by Michael Pullen and David Klinge "The Apology of the Augsburg Confession" by Philipp Melanchthon is a theological treatise written in the early 16th century during the time of the Protestant Reformation. The work serves as a defense of the Lutheran faith, articulating the core beliefs that differentiate it from Catholic doctrine, particularly concerning justification, faith, and human sinfulness. The opening of this work presents Melanchthon introducing his audience to the importance of the issues at hand, emphasizing the need for clarity and understanding in Christian doctrine. He begins by stressing the relevance of the topics discussed in the Augsburg Confession, particularly addressing the nature of God, original sin, and justification through faith in Christ. The text highlights the disagreements between Melanchthon's reformers and their adversaries, specifically focusing on the misinterpretations of original sin and justification. By laying out these theological positions, Melanchthon aims to reinforce the legitimacy and necessity of the Reformation's teachings while seeking unity within the churches that adhere to the true faith in Christ. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Lutheran Church -- Catechisms BX Text Christianity Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 690990 690891 2024-10-03T10:30:17.452216 2023-10-03T09:22:21.324341 text/html text/html 690983 690884 2024-10-03T10:30:17.770191 2023-10-03T09:22:21.520320 text/html text/html 303943 2024-10-03T10:30:26.707155 application/epub+zip 312709 2024-10-03T10:30:21.000169 application/epub+zip 302882 2024-10-03T10:30:19.757195 application/epub+zip 593173 2024-10-03T10:30:31.742141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549374 2024-10-03T10:30:25.917141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519011 2022-09-03T13:17:30.228112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669699 669651 2024-10-03T10:30:16.930267 2023-10-03T09:22:21.015335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 664846 2020-12-29T23:44:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220844 2020-12-29T23:44:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18967 2024-10-03T10:30:31.879103 application/rdf+xml 16174 2024-10-03T10:30:20.308181 image/jpeg 3824 2024-10-03T10:30:20.030169 image/jpeg 299181 2024-10-03T10:30:17.827198 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia