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...]
Announcement: Third volume of the Complete Karlstadt
In November 2020 the third volume of the Karlstadt-Edition (KGK III: 1520) will be published. The volume contains texts on the Roman process, the biblical canon and the first major examination of one of its central concepts: Renouncement (Gelassenheit). The year 1520 is crucial for the further development of … [Read more...]
Farewell from Junker Jörg / Portrait of Luther
In his contribution Thomas Kaufmann demythologizes the "Junker Jörg" portrait made by Lucas Cranach the Elder. He painted this portrait several years after Luther's stay at the Wartburg. It made little impression on his contemporaries. But it did make a big impression in the 19th century. … [Read more...]
The Sidelining of a Reformer
A surprising discovery nudges us to look again at Andreas Karlstadt. Andreas Bodenstein, called Karlstadt (1486-1541), was a brilliant member of the Wittenberg Reformation. After the disagreement with Luther he fell out of favour. Unjustly, the Göttingen church historian Thomas Kaufmann argues, as highlighted by the … [Read more...]
What Karlstadt said
Burn me at the stake "So now they’re out to excommunicate me and burn me at the stake. And why? Because I speak out against the freedom of the church. Well, well, my good fellows, if you want to excommunicate me for speaking out against this all-powerful Roman freedom I’ve just got to laugh out loud. And when I … [Read more...]