Saint Augustine, Melanchthon, and Neander: Three Biographies

by Philip Schaff

Publisher:

J. Nisbet & Co.

, 1886

Overview

Augustine, Melanchthon, and Neander—Church father, reformer, and historian. Philip Schaff admiringly calls these figures, “three of the best among the great, and of the greatest among the good” and “inspiring examples of consecration to the service of Christ.” Schaff focuses on the unique spiritual gifts of each figure, and how these enabled each to make invaluable contributions to the church in their individual contexts.

Key Features

• Collects three classic biographies from renowned church historian Philip Schaff
• Focuses on the unique gifts of Augustine, Melanchthon, and Neander
• Analyzes the revolutionary contributions of a church father, a reformer, and a historian

Product Details

• Title: Saint Augustin, Melanchthon, Neander: Three Biographies
• Author: Philip Schaff
• Publisher: J. Nisbet & Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1886
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Pages: 184
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo; Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560; Neander, August, 1789-1850; Christian biography; Theologians
• Resource ID: LLS:SNTGSTNTHBGRPHS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:04:49Z

About Philip Schaff

Philip Schaff (1819–1893) was one of the most distinguished church historians who ever lived. He was educated at Tübingen, Halle, and Berlin, and was professor of church history and biblical literature at German Reformed Theological Seminary. When the Civil War forced the seminary to close, Schaff moved to Union Theological Seminary. Schaff had an enormous influence on German Reformed churches in America, and he wrote History of the Christian Church, Creeds of Christendom, and The Principle of Protestantism.