Loci Communes (Philip Melanchthon)

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Loci Communes by Philip Melanchthon is a foundational 1521 Lutheran theological handbook that systematically presents key doctrines of the Reformation in concise, topical form.

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instanceOf Lutheran doctrinal handbook
Reformation-era work
theological treatise
author Philip Melanchthon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
dateWritten 1521
describedAs concise summary of evangelical doctrine
first systematic presentation of Lutheran theology
foundational Lutheran theological handbook
focusesOn Christian ethics
doctrines of the Reformation
free will
grace
justification by faith
law and gospel
sacraments
sin
genre doctrinal compendium
theological handbook
hasEdition expanded later editions
revised 1535 edition
hasForm theological textbook
topical handbook
historicalContext Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
influenced Lutheran orthodoxy NERFINISHED
Protestant scholasticism
Protestant theological education
subsequent Lutheran confessional documents
influencedBy Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED
Martin Luther NERFINISHED
Pauline epistles NERFINISHED
keyConcept authority of Scripture
bondage of the will
centrality of the gospel
imputed righteousness
language Latin
method loci method
originalTitle Loci communes rerum theologicarum NERFINISHED
placeOfPublication Wittenberg NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Lutheranism NERFINISHED
Protestantism
structure topically arranged loci
theologicalDiscipline dogmatics
systematic theology
usedAs guide for students of theology
manual for pastors
textbook in Lutheran universities

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