Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

"Paperback reissued 2006 by Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-399) and indexes.

Loci communes theologici / Philip Melanchthon: Editor's introduction -- Loci communes theolgici, translated by Lowell J. Satre -- Dedicatory letter -- Basic topics of Theology or Christian Theology in Outline The power of Man, Especially Free Will -- The difference between the Old and new Testament and the Abrogation of the Law.
De regno Christi / Martin Bucer.: Names of the Kingdom of God -- What the Kingdom of Christ and the kingdoms of the world have in common and what they do not -- Some more emminent passages of Holy Scripture concerning the Kingdom of Christ in the light of which waht we have proposed can be better understood -- The various periods of the Church -- What the Kingdom of Christ is, and what is necessary for its restoration -- The dispensation of the Doctrine of Christ -- The Administration of the Sacraments -- The ministry of the Discipline of life and manners -- The ministry of the discipline of Penance -- Reforming the churches' Ceremonies -- Setting aside certain times for the Worship of God -- Lent and other fasts, and the taking of food -- The regulation of ceremonies -- Care for the needy -- How salutary it is for all men to have the Kingdom of Christ firmly restored among them and how necessary it is for salvation that every christian, according to his place in the Body of Christ and the gifts he has received from Him, aim to work toward this with deepest concern. Book two: By what ways and means the Kingdom of Christ can an should be reformed by devout kings -- Who are to be used as advisers for the reestablishment of Christ's Kingdom -- The Kingdom of Christ must be renewed not only by edicts but also by devout persuasion -- Approved Evangelists must be sent out to all parts of the realm -- The Kingdom of Christ must be reformed by devout persuasion and the accurate preaching of the Gospel, rather than by decrees -- Where suitable Evangelists are to be sought, and the matter of Reformation of the schools of Higher Learning -- The source and support of the Evangelists and Pastors of the Churches -- How the full restitution of religion must be advocated and enacted -- The first law: Children must be catechized and educated for God -- The second Law: The sanctification of Holy Days -- The third law: The sanctification of churches -- The fourth law: The restoration of the Ministries of the Church -- The fifth law: Claiming ecclesiastical goods for Christ the Lord and their pious use -- The sixth law: Poor relief -- The seventh law: The sanctification and regulation of marriage -- What must be established concerning the contracting and entering of Holy Marriage -- Which persons it is proper to join in Matrimony -- Marriages should not be held valid which are contracted without the consent of those who have power over the ones who make the contract or without suitable advisers -- Whether it may be permitted that the promise of marriage may be rescinded before it is fulfilled -- The celebration of nuptials -- The preservation of Holy Marriage -- Conclusion of the entire tract on marriage -- The eighth law: The civil education of youth and the suppression of idleness -- The restoration of various crafts and honest pursuits of profit -- The reform of marketing -- The care of public inns -- Those who have no aptitude for honorable skills should be reduced to manual labor and humble tasks -- Prefects must be appointed for skills and labor -- Honest games -- The ninth law: Controlling luxury and harmful expenses -- The tenth law: On the revision and elaboration of Civil laws -- The eleventh Law: the establishment and correction of tribunals and judges -- The thirteenth law; The custody of accused persons -- The fourteenth law; The modification of penalties -- Conclusion of the work