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The Augsburg Confession, also known as the "Augustana" from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Lutheran reformation. It was written in both German and Latin, and was presented by a number of German rulers and free-cities at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had called upon the Princes and Free Territories in Germany to explain their religious convictions in an attempt to restore religious and political unity in the Holy Roman Empire, and rally support against the Turkish invasion.
Origin of the Confession
On January 21, 1530, the Emperor Charles V issued letters from Bologna, inviting the German diet to meet in Augsburg April 8, for the purpose of discussing and deciding various important questions. Although the writ of invitation was couched in very peaceful language, it was received with suspicion by some of the Evangelicals. The far-seeing Landgrave of Hesse hesitated to attend the diet, but the Elector John of Saxony, who received the writ March 11, on March 14 directed Luther, Jonas, Bugenhagen, and Melanchthon to meet in Torgau, where he was, and present a summary of the Lutheran faith, to be laid before the emperor at the diet.
This summary has received the name of the "Torgau Articles". On April 3 the elector and reformers started from Torgau and reached Coburg on April 23. There Luther was left behind. The rest reached Augsburg May 2. On the journey Melanchthon worked on an "apology", using the Torgau articles, and sent his draft to Luther at Coburg on May 11, who approved it. Several alterations were suggested to Melanchthon in his conferences with Jonas, the Saxon chancellor Bruck, the conciliatory bishop Stadion of Augsburg, and the imperial secretary Alfonso Valdez.
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Augsburg Confession of Faith - Text of document that was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg in the Year 1530 by Philip Melancthon (1497-1560)
Reply to the Augustana: The Roman Confutation - The Roman response to the Augsburg Confession
Sermon on the Augsburg Confession - Preached by Rev. Verlyn Dobberstein. Summarizes the core document of the Lutheran Church.
Meta Description: [ Rev. Verlyn Dobberstein (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) preached this sermon on June 25, 2000, on the commemoration of the Augsburg Confession. It brilliantly summarizes the Confession which the Lutheran Church stands on and has fought over. Many thanks to Rev. Dobberstein for sharing this sermon. ]
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The Augsburg Confession (1530) - Contains the basic tenets of Lutheran theology.
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What does the U.A.C. mean? - Explains the origins of the initials and tells the importance of the theology expressed by those who confess the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
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