500 years ago, on Dec. 25th 1521, Karlstadt performed the first evangelical mass in German language at the Schlosskirche Wittenberg, wearing secular clothes instead of his priest's habit. As part of this mass he also officially celebrated the Lord's supper in both forms in the presence of hundreds of Wittenberg people … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
Conference in March 2022: “Rebellious Movement or First Urban Reformation”
Together with the Verein für Reformationsgeschichte and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Thomas Kaufmann, FBA, the Karlstadt Critical Edition project invites you to a conference that will take place from 17-19 March 2022 at the Leucorea in Wittenberg. With the theme: “Wittenberg 1521/22: Rebellious Movement or First … [Read more...]
4th volume of Karlstadt Critical Edition will be published in Spring 2022
The fourth volume of the Complete Critical Edition of Karlstadt's Letters and Writings (KGK IV) will be published in Spring 2022. It includes texts from the decisive year of 1521, when Luther was at the Wartburg and Karlstadt worked with Philipp Melanchthon on the practical implementation of reform in Wittenberg. At … [Read more...]
Final funding phase of Karlstadt-project
On July 1, 2021, the fourth and thus final funding phase of our edition project of the writings and letters of Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt will begin. Just a reminder: Funded by the German Research Foundation, the team of editors began in 2012 to collect and critically edit the writings and letters of Andreas … [Read more...]