English summary: "In letters matters of the utmost importance are negotiated" wrote 17-year-old Philipp Melanchthon, and he remained a passionate letter writer for the whole of his life. The almost 10,000 surviving items from his correspondence not only provide essential information on the life of t[...]
I reformationsårene strømmede tusindvis af studenter fra hele Europa til Wittenberg for at opleve Luther, men flere opsøgte Philipp Melanchthon for at tilegne sig hans teologi og metodelære. Melanchthon ville forene evangelisk kristendom og humanisme og blev kendt som reformationstidens [...]
Som blott 24-årig professor i grekiska vid Wittenbergs universitet skrev Philipp Melanchton (1497-1560) boken Loci Communes.[...]