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Leonhard Hutter’s Compend of Lutheran Theology was written at the behest of Elector John Christian II of Saxony who desired the publication of a new standard theological text to replace Melanchthon’s earlier Loci Communes. This work served that role throughout Germany for nearly a century. Written during the beginning Lutheran scholastic period, this concise volume distills the core of Lutheran doctrine into a clear question-and-answer format, making it a useful aid for catechesis and theological instruction.
The Compend is both staunchly orthodox and remarkably accessible. The present edition of this text is based on the translation of Henry Eyster Jacobs in the nineteenth century meant to serve again as a guide to Lutheran orthodox theology. Jacobs’ translation preserves the clarity and precision of Hutter’s original while making it readable for an American audience. This edition includes some light revisions to the spelling, word order, and grammar of the Jacobs translation for the purpose of modern accessibility.
Leonhard Hutter (1563–1616) served as professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg and was one of the leading defenders of early Lutheran orthodoxy, earning the title Defender of the Concordia for his staunch advocacy of confessional fidelity.
Leonhard Hutter’s Compend of Lutheran Theology was written at the behest of Elector John Christian II of Saxony who desired the publication of a new standard theological text to replace Melanchthon’s earlier Loci Communes. This work served that role throughout Germany for nearly a century. Written during the beginning Lutheran scholastic period, this concise volume distills the core of Lutheran doctrine into a clear question-and-answer format, making it a useful aid for catechesis and theological instruction.
The Compend is both staunchly orthodox and remarkably accessible. The present edition of this text is based on the translation of Henry Eyster Jacobs in the nineteenth century meant to serve again as a guide to Lutheran orthodox theology. Jacobs’ translation preserves the clarity and precision of Hutter’s original while making it readable for an American audience. This edition includes some light revisions to the spelling, word order, and grammar of the Jacobs translation for the purpose of modern accessibility.
Leonhard Hutter (1563–1616) served as professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg and was one of the leading defenders of early Lutheran orthodoxy, earning the title Defender of the Concordia for his staunch advocacy of confessional fidelity.