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The Leipzig Debate ( German: Leipziger Disputation) was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther and Johann Eck. Karlstadt, the dean of the Wittenberg theological faculty, felt that he had to defend Luther against Eck's critical commentary on the 95 Theses and so challenged Johann Eck, a professor ...
The debate centered on grace and free will and was initiated by Karlstadt and Eck in June 1519. Luther entered the discussion a month later, taking Karlstadt’s place. By that time, Eck had branded Luther a heretic, and Luther had replied with his own public attacks on Eck.
19 de oct. de 2017 · Luther’s use of Scripture to challenge the pope came to a climax in the early summer of 1519 when Luther and the renowned theologian John Eck met face to face in Leipzig to debate the main topics of contention raised by the Wittenberg theologians. The debate wouldn’t have been such a big deal.
- Early Life & Education
- Eck & Luther
- The Leipzig Debate
- Defender of The Faith
- Conclusion
Johann Eck was born Johann Maier von Eck in the village of Eck in Swabia, Bavaria in 1486. Nothing is known of his mother but his father, Michael Maier, was the town magistrate. His uncle, Martin Maier, was the parish priest at Rottenburg am Neckar and took the boy in to educate him. No reason is given for Eck’s move to his uncle’s house and there ...
Eck had embraced the philosophy of Humanism while in school at Tubingen and, at some point, (probably at Heidelberg) had met and become friends with the Humanist scholar and jurist Christoph von Scheurl (l. 1481-1542). In 1517, von Scheurl introduced Eck to Martin Luther, a professor at Wittenberg where von Scheurl had taught law. Von Scheurl no do...
The debate was set for June-July 1519 at Pleissenburg Castle in Leipzig and would be presided over by George, Duke of Saxony (r. 1500-1539), who supported Eck against the Reformation. Eck invited Luther to participate but still with the stipulation he could not engage in the debate with Karlstadt. Although Karlstadt argued well, Eck was the superio...
Eck was not foolish enough to believe the ex-communication would silence Luther and continued his attack in 1521 encouraging Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to call the Diet of Wormsat which Luther was ordered to appear. Luther’s Speech at the Diet of Worms (known as the 'Here I Stand' speech) in April 1521 made his position clear and Eck appealed t...
Between 1530 and 1542, Eck continued his attacks on the Reformation movement while defending the authority and traditions of the Catholic Church. In 1542, a rumor circulated that he had died. Scholar Lyndal Roper comments: He died in early 1543. Luther, who would die three years later, seized on Eck’s sudden exit, which he suggested denied him the ...
- Joshua J. Mark
Eck also forced Luther to declare that Ecumenical Councils were sometimes errant, as in the case when Constance (1414–1418) condemned Hus (1415). Luther effectively denied the authority of both pope and council. Eck was greeted as victor by the theologians of the University of Leipzig. Attacks on Luther and Melanchthon
1 de ago. de 2022 · Johann Eck (1486-1543) fue un teólogo y escritor católico más conocido por sus disputas con Martín Lutero (1483-1546), que comenzaron en 1517 y continuaron hasta su muerte en 1543.
23 de jul. de 2020 · Against these thirteen theses, Luther prepared thirteen counter-theses; however, because of Eck’s guile and skill in the debate hall, Luther wasn’t able to defend any of them. Instead, after much fanfare, banqueting, and a high mass, the debate began on June 27 between Karlstadt and Eck on free will (Thesis 7), which lasted for almost a week.
