Definitions for melanchthon
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1. Melanchthon, Philipp Melanchthon, Philipp Schwarzerdnoun

   German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560)

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1. melanchthon

   Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism.Melanchthon and Luther denounced what they believed was the exaggerated cult of the saints, asserted justification by faith, and denounced what they considered to be the coercion of the conscience in the sacrament of penance (confession and absolution), which they believed could not offer certainty of salvation. Both rejected the doctrine of transubstantiation, i.e. that the bread and wine of the eucharist are converted by the Holy Spirit into the flesh and blood of Christ; however, they affirmed that Christ's body and blood are present with the elements of bread and wine in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. This Lutheran view of sacramental union contrasts with the understanding of the Catholic Church that the bread and wine cease to be bread and wine at their consecration (while retaining the appearances of both). Melanchthon made his distinction between law and gospel the central formula for Lutheran evangelical insight. By the "law", he meant God's requirements both in Old and New Testament; the "gospel" meant the free gift of grace through faith in Jesus Christ.

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1. melanchthon

   Melanchthon, born Philip Schwartzerdt, was a German Lutheran reformer, theologian, and colleague of Martin Luther. He is known for his significant contributions to the Protestant Reformation through his works on biblical interpretation and his development of Lutheran theology. He also authored the Augsburg Confession, a key document of Lutheranism. His nickname, Melanchthon (meaning "Black Earth" in Greek), was devised as a way to parallel Martin Luther's own Greek-derived name.

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