An excerpt from my forthcoming translation of one of Philip Melanchthon’s philosophy textbooks.
Philip Melanchthon
Melanchthon Gets a Theology Degree
A new translation of the theses from Philip Melanchthon’s 1519 disputation for his theology degree.
Philip Melanchthon on Heroic Impulses
An excerpt from Melanchthon on virtuous heroism.
Protestant Social Teaching: Law and the Christian
Like all the contributors, I suspect, I was very excited to see Davenant Press's recent volume, Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction,((Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction, edited by Onsi Aaron Kamel, Jake Meador, and Joseph Minich (Davenant Press,...
The Difference Theology Makes (for Philosophy)
With apologies for the, er, radio? silence here recently, I'm just popping back in for a quick quotation from Günter Frank on the relation of philosophy and theology in Philip Melanchthon's ethics. Nevertheless, both these concepts [about practical philsosophy] [i.e.,...
Happy 525th, St. Philip
Today is the 525th anniversary of Philip Melanchthon's birth in 1497. Here's a poem to celebrate. The poem, a tribute to Melanchthon after his death--that is, his heavenly birthday--is by Theodore Beza and comes from his Icones, a set of tributes to Reformers from...