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.,...
Philip Melanchthon
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...