2 episodios
Wittenberg Beer Jacob Ehrhard
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- Religión y espiritualidad
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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On Human Powers and Free Will
Do you have free will?
Are you bound to fate?
What does God have to say about it all?
Before we come to the first theological topic of sin in Philip Melanchthon's Commonplaces, we will deal with human powers and free will. This is not only a topic that was of great importance at the time of the Reformation, but it also speaks to our time. And we'll discover that the answer to the question of free will is: it depends on how you look at it. -
Introduction to Philip Melanchton's Loci Communes
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.