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Book SynopsisOn the five-hundredth anniversary of the 1519 debate between Martin Luther and John Eck at Leipzig, Luther at Leipzig offers an extensive treatment of this pivotal Reformation event in its historical and theological context. The Leipzig Debate not only revealed growing differences between Luther and his opponents, but also resulted in further splintering among the Reformation parties, which continues to the present day. The essays in this volume provide an essential background to the complex theological, political, ecclesiastical, and intellectual issues precipitating the debate. They also sketch out the relevance of the Leipzig Debate for the course of the Reformation, the interpretation and development of Luther, and the ongoing divisions between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism.
Trade Review“This volume demonstrates that Leipzig paved the way for many of the ecclesiastical debates that would rage throughout the sixteenth century.” David C. Quackenbos, Duke Divinity School. In: Church History, Vol. 89, No. 3 (September 2020), pp. 684–685.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Timeline: the Leipzig Debate Contributors Editors’ Introduction part 1: Leipzig, 1519: the Leipzig Debate in Its Historical Context 1 The Leipzig Debate: a Reformation Turning Point Volker Leppin and Mickey L. Mattox 2 Defending Wittenberg: Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt and the Pre-History of the Leipzig Debate Alyssa Lehr Evans 3 Wittenberg’s Disputation Culture and the Leipzig Debate between Luther and Eck Henning Bühmann 4 The Papacy’s Aversion to Councils in the Time of Leo X: Leipzig in the Context of Conciliarism Thomas M. Izbicki 5 The Leipzig Disputation: Masters of the Sacred Page and the Authority of Scripture Ian Christopher Levy 6 Frigidissima Decreta: Canon Law, Ecclesiology, and Luther’s Proposition 13 Richard J. Serina, Jr. part 2: After Leipzig: the Implications of the Leipzig Debate 7 Philip Melanchthon and the Earliest Report on the Leipzig Debates Timothy J. Wengert 8 Papalism at Stake in the Leipzig Debate Bernward Schmidt 9 A Genealogy of Dissent: Luther, Hus, and Leipzig Phillip Haberkern 10 Councils after Leipzig: Luther’s Interpretation of Nicaea from the Leipzig Disputation to On the Councils and the Church (1539) Paul Robinson 11 Luther’s Later Ecclesiology and the Leipzig Debate Jonathan Mumme 12 The Catholic Reception of the Leipzig Disputation Michael Root Appendix: The Disputation between John Eck and Martin Luther (1519) A Select Translation Carl D. Roth and Richard J. Serina, Jr. Index
