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Systematisation of Belief

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Melanchthon systematised Lutheran ideas, most notably drafting the Augsburg Confession in 1530 as a structured, diplomatic articulation of Lutheran theology.

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2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564 (A-level only) – The Protestant challenge, 1521–1531 (AQA A-Level)

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