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Nicole Kuropka

Philipp Melanchthon: Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft

Ein Gelehrter im Dienst der Kirche (1526-1532)
[Philipp Melanchthon: Science and Society. A Scholar in the Service of the Church (1526-1532). By Nicole Kuropka.]
2002. 336 pages. unrevised e-book edition 2020; Original edition 2002.
Spätmittelalter, Humanismus, Reformation / Studies in the Late Middle Ages, Humanism, and the Reformation (SMHR) 21
DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-158562-3
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Summary
Nicole Kuropka studies the humanist and Reformer Philipp Melanchthon's conception of the relationship between science and society. For Melanchthon, scientific methodology, genuine theological knowledge, political discourse and the preservation of peace and order were inseparable. As a scholar, churchman and politician Melanchthon forged an indissoluble connection between theory and practice. He continually adapted his scholarly work to political realities such as church visitations, Imperial Diets, and the planning of alliances, thus striving to make the insights obtained by his scientific methodology serviceable to society as well as to the church.

Spätmittelalter, Humanismus, Reformation / Studies in the Late Middle Ages, Humanism, and the Reformation (SMHR)