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Preaching as an instrument for teaching Christian doctrines. In the last three decades, Transylvanian society and church members have experienced a shift toward secularisation, particularly within the Reformed Church. This trend has made it difficult to engage with younger congregants drifting from organized religion. Despite this, there’s a vital need to re-emphasise Christian teachings, especially considering the current state of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Transylvania, where many lack a deep understanding of biblical and Reformed doctrines. Christian education should be more than just imparting knowledge; it’s about fostering spiritual growth. Ministers, alongside church elders and congregations, should actively teach Christian values, ensuring members develop a strong, knowledgeable faith. Ultimately, faith is more than learning; it’s about a personal connection with God.

In this dissertation I would like to present an extract from Philipp Melanchthon's work Catechesis puerilis. I translated part of the work from Latin into Hungarian. The work, Catechesis puerilis, is quite distinct from Martin Luther's well-known Small Catechism. However, their objective is the same: to teach the knowledge of the Christian faith. Philipp Melanchthon begins the catechesis with a grammar lesson for school-age children. I have divided my dissertation into five major units. The first part is about the life of Philipp Melanchthon. I will briefly talk about his childhood, his school years, and then about his personality, his family and his family life. I am interested in what Melanchthon was like as a child, who were the people who helped him, who took him in, so to speak. In the second part I talk about Melanchthon as a teacher. I was curious to know what Melanchthon was like as a teacher.

A dolgozatom témája a Brassóban kiadott magyar evangélikus káték a 18-19. században. A dolgozat célja, hogy felkutassa, összesítse az idők folyamán már feledésbe merült brassói magyar evangélikus kátékról rendelkezésre álló adatokat, valamint, hogy a dolgozat eredményeinek népszerűsítése révén visszahozza a köztudatba az erdélyi magyar evangélikus vallásos irodalomnak ezeket a példáit. Kutatásomhoz szükség volt levéltári kutatómunkára, valamint különböző szakirodalom elolvasására és feldolgozására is (egyháztörténet, teológiatörténet, liturgika, kateketika). Kutatásom célcsoportjához tartoznak mindazok, akik érdeklődnek az erdélyi magyar evangélikus egyháztörténelem, a katekizmus kialakulása és magyar területen való elterjedése, valamint az erdélyi magyar evangélikus vallásos irodalom iránt.