Melanchthon and Calvin on Confession and Communion: Early Modern Protestant Penitential and Eucharistic Piety

By Herman Speelman and Herman A. Speelman

Through a careful analysis of the sources, Herman A. Speelman examines Melanchthon's church visitations in 1527 and Calvin's five attempts to shape the modernisation of ecclesiastical life. In addition to the gospel, also penance and the preaching of the law received a place in the Protestant liturgy and spirituality.Melanchthon's an

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525550413
• ISBN13: 9783525550410
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 362 Pages