The Life of Philip Melancthon, Comprising an Account of the Most Important Transactions of the Reformation
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Overview
In this volume, F. A. Cox examines the life of the great scholar and reformer, Philip Melanchthon, with an object “to render Melanchthon more fully known, that his character may be more completely understood and more justly appreciated.” Working chronologically, Cox furnishes “a detailed view of his life and labors in connection with other eminent men of his remarkable age.”
Top Highlights
“Amidst the desolations of war, Germany was destined also to suffer the ravages of the plague, in consequence of which the Universities of Wittemberg and Leipsic were dispersed; but the former re-assembled under the auspices of Melancthon at Torgau, about twenty-two miles distant.” (Page 514)
“to effect an union between the Lutherans and Zuinglians, proposed as the basis of an agreement” (Page 369)