This introductory episode discusses some of the background of Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes (Commonplaces), why it should matter for Lutherans, and why it is an appropriate place to start a study on the doctrine of the Reformation.
Discover who Philip Melanchthon was and his purpose for writing this systematic treatment of theological topics, and how it should direct us to a fuller knowledge of God.

This introductory episode discusses some of the background of Philip Melanchthon's Loci Communes (Commonplaces), why it should matter for Lutherans, and why it is an appropriate place to start a study on the doctrine of the Reformation. Discover who Philip Melanchthon was and his purpose for writing this systematic treatment of theological topics, and how it should direct us to a fuller knowledge of God.

Introduction to Philip Melanchton's Loci Communes

So it happened that while I slept or while I drank a glass of Wittenberg beer with my friend Philip and with Amsdorf, the papacy was weakened as it never was before by the action of any prince or emperor. I have done nothing; the Word has done and accomplished everything.… I let the Word do its work!” -Martin Luther

Here you will find a pairing a genuine Lutheran theology with occasional thoughts on what Luther called "the best drink known to man."

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So it happened that while I slept or while I drank a glass of Wittenberg beer with my friend Philip and with Amsdorf, the papacy was weakened as it never was before by the action of any prince or emperor. I have done nothing; the Word has done and accomplished everything.… I let the Word do its work!” -Martin Luther Here you will find a pairing a genuine Lutheran theology with occasional thoughts on what Luther called "the best drink known to man."

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Introduction to Philip Melanchton's Loci Communes

Introduction to Philip Melanchton's Loci Communes