Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon on the care and feeding of [future] Pastors. Issue 2 (23rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wengert, Timothy J.
• Is Part Of: Dialog. Volume 59:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 130
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2020-05-23
• Subjects: education -- humanism -- Martin Luther -- Philip Melanchthon -- seminary education -- theological education; Theology -- Periodicals; 230.41
• DOI: 10.1111/dial.12566
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0012-2033

Abstract

Abstract: This article argues that humanist training was all‐encompassing, not just for Philip Melanchthon but also for Martin Luther. By reexamining the relationship between the two reformers in this area, the article shows how their substantial, overarching agreements, especially in matters of pedagogy, led to a single‐minded reform of Wittenberg's curriculum. Finally, it argues that their revolutionary approach to seminary training also addresses its collapse in our own day.