Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
9-1-1960
Document Type
Article
Keywords
melanchthon, confessor, book of concord, augsburg confession, lutheran articles, symbols, leipzig, wittenberg, apology
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
By definition, a confessor is "one who confesses." Specifically and strictly, a confessor is an ordained clergymen who hears confessions and is authorized to grant absolution. Or he is one who professes or gives heroic evidence of his faith in Christ, a saint who suffers persecution for his faith without undergoing martyrdom in the process.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Piepkorn, Arthur Carl
(1960)
"Melanchthon the Confessor,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 31, Article 62.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol31/iss1/62
