Perhaps best known for penning the Augsburg Confession, Philipp Melanchthon was a contemporary of Martin Luther and a leader in the Reformation. In fact, Luther was said to consider him the greatest theologian ever, and a man whose writings were superseded only by Holy Scripture. Here, in The Life and Acts of Martin Luther, Melanchthon offers a concise (9,000 words in the original Latin) but intimate biography and extended eulogy of his dear friend and co-laborer for Christ’s cause. Melanchthon brings to this work a unique blend of love and understanding of his subject’s foibles.
