Defense of the Augsburg Confession

The 'Defense of the Augsburg Confession,' written by Philipp Melanchthon in the 1530s, serves as a comprehensive rebuttal to the Roman Catholic response to the Lutheran Augsburg Confession. Created during the Diet of Augsburg, it articulates the Lutheran position on key theological issues, particularly justification. This document was later adopted by the Smalcald League and included in the Book of Concord, making it a foundational text for Lutheran doctrine. Its detailed arguments against Catholic teachings mark it as a significant work in the history of Protestantism.