The term ALAS IN AUGSBURG can be solved by the three-letter word ACH. ACH is an acronym for the German phrase 'Augsburger Confession, ' which is a document of Lutheran theology written in 1530 by Philipp Melanchthon and other theologians at the request of the city of Augsburg. The document was a response to the Catholic Church's demand that all German princes and free cities accept the Catholic faith. The Augsburg Confession is considered to be one of the most important documents in the history of the Protestant Reformation.