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The Phillip Melanchthon Quinquennial

http://www.melanchthon.de/e/

Biography and background commemorating the 500th anniversary (1997) of the Reformer's birth.

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The Contributions of Philipp Melancthon

http://www.elcm.org/theology/presentationmelancthon.html

Extensive article about one man's attempt to understand the reformer in his context. Includes biography, examination of his Loci Communes Theologici and Romans Commentary, and his place in the Book of Concord.

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Project Wittenberg: Philip Melanchthon

http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-melan.html

Etexts including the his "History of the Life" and "Acts of Martin Luther" in English and Latin, the Augsburg Confession, and links to other works and evaluations of the reformer.

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Philipp Melanchthon and Education

http://spindleworks.com/library/rfaber/melanchton_edu.htm

Deals especially with his influence on German schools and on his impact on the substance and methodology of Reformed schools.

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Internet Archive: Life of Philip Melanchthon

http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofphilipmelan00stum/

E-text of 1897 biography by Joseph Stump with numerous woodcut illustrations.

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Catholic Encyclopedia: Philipp Melancthon

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10151a.htm

Extensive article, informative but anti-Lutheran. Thorough examination of his humanism and his contributions to western educational theory and practice.

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Augsburg Confession (1530)

http://www.ctsfw.edu/etext/boc/ac/

Written by the reformer on behalf of Luther and the Evangelical leaders, dealing with similarities and differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran party.

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Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531)

http://www.ctsfw.edu/etext/boc/ap/

The reformer's response to the Roman Catholic Confutation, a critique of the original Lutheran statement of belief.

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